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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name                = Ty Burns
|image               = Ty Burns.jpg
|state_house         = Oklahoma
|district            = 35th
|term_start          = November 21, 2018
|term_end            =
|predecessor         = [[Dennis Casey (politician)|Dennis Casey]]
|successor           =
|birth_date          =
|birth_place         =
|death_date          =
|death_place         =
|party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|children            = 5
|spouse              = Staci
|education           = [[Oklahoma State University, Stillwater]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
|allegiance          = [[United States]]
|branch              = [[United States Army]]
|unit                = [[45th Infantry Division (United States)|45th Infantry Division]]
|battles             = [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]<br>[[Iraq War]]
}}
'''Ty Burns''' is an American politician, educator, former law enforcement officer, and retired [[United States Army]] infantryman serving as a member of the [[Oklahoma House of Representatives]] from the 35th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on November 21, 2018.
== Early life and education ==
Burns was raised on a farm in [[Pawnee County, Oklahoma]]. He graduated from [[Pawnee High School]] and earned a bachelor's degree from [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burns|first=Ty|title=TY BURNS: Experience to bring people together|url=https://www.stwnewspress.com/opinion/ty-burns-experience-to-bring-people-together/article_c488713e-c82d-11e8-87eb-1bb59fb0cbb9.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Stillwater News Press|date=5 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ty Burns|url=https://www.cairoklahoma.com/candidates/ty-burns/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=CAIR Oklahoma|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career ==
Burns served in the [[United States Army]] for 20 years, retiring with the rank of Sergeant First Class. Burns was an infantryman in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq War]] as a member of the [[45th Infantry Brigade (United States)|45th Infantry Brigade]]. After retiring from the military, Burns served as a sheriff's deputy for six years. He has since worked as a football and wrestling coach for [[Ponca City Public Schools]]. He and his wife, Staci, own and operate a ranch. Burns was elected to the [[Oklahoma House of Representatives]] in November 2018.
During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Burns served as vice chair of the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. In the 2021–2022 session, he is chair of the House Wildlife Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ty Burns|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ty_Burns|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref> He was re-elected by default in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Tres |date=2020 |title=More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default |work=NonDoc |url=https://nondoc.com/2020/04/10/46-oklahoma-legislators-re-elected-by-default/}}</ref>
After the [[2020 United States presidential election]], Burns signed a letter, along with other members of the [[Oklahoma Legislature]], urging Oklahoma's congressional delegation to [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|challenge the certification]] of the Electoral College votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trotter|first=Matt|title=Oklahoma House, Senate Republicans Urge Congressional Delegation to Challenge Election Result|url=https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/post/oklahoma-house-senate-republicans-urge-congressional-delegation-challenge-election-result|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.publicradiotulsa.org|date=23 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:People from Pawnee County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Oklahoma State University alumni]]
[[Category:Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature]]
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