Josh Breechen

Josh Brecheen

Josh Brecheen
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Preceded by	Jay Paul Gumm
Political party	Republican Party (United States)
Spouse(s)	Kacie
Children	Micah, Mikayla, Colt
Residence	Coalgate, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Occupation	Motivational speaker

Josh Brecheen is an Oklahoma Senator from the 6th district, which includes parts of Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall counties.

Personal life

Brecheen attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, until he was elected as the state National FFA Organization president in April 1997.. After retiring from the FFA, he graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2002 with a dual degree in animal science and agricultural communications.

He owns a motivational speaking business, called Brecheen Keynotes and Seminars . He has given presentations to over 600,000 people in many U.S. states. He also served as a field representative for U.S. Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma for almost six years before his election. In this position, he worked directly with constituents, and assessed government programs for fraud, waste, and abuse.

Senate career

Brecheen was elected to the Senate in 2010, defeating Jay Paul Gumm in the 2010 election. According to his biography on the state legislature webpage ([1]), he will focus on job creation, low taxation, and reduction of government waste while in the Senate.

He serves on the Education, Judiciary, Retirement and Insurance, and the Rules committee in the Senate , as well as the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.

Election results

2010 Oklahoma State Senate District 6 election
	Republican	Josh Brecheen	11,719	56.77%
	Democratic	Jay Paul Gumm	8,925	43.23%
Turnout			20,644
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brecheen