Roger Ballenger (September 25, 1950 – October 27, 2019) was an
American
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politician. He served in the
Oklahoma Senate
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,
Okfuskee
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,
Okmulgee and
Tulsa
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counties, from 2006 to 2014.
He died of melanoma on October 27, 2019, in
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
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at age 69.
References
External links
Senator Roger Ballenger - District 8''official State Senate website''
Project Vote Smart - Roger Ballenger (OK)profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Roger Ballenger
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campaign contributions
1950 births
2019 deaths
People from Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Democratic Party Oklahoma state senators
21st-century American politicians
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