Warren Hamilton

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Warren Hamilton
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byLarry Boggs
Personal details
Born
Warren Dunlap Hamilton[1]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSherrie
Children4
Residence(s)McCurtain, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materUnited States Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1989–2005
RankMajor

Warren Hamilton is an American politician and retired military officer serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 7th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Early life and education

Hamilton was raised in rural Texas. His mother was a teacher and his father was a school principal. He graduated high school in 1989 and he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1993.[2]

Career

Hamilton served in the United States Army from 1989 to 2005, including as a platoon leader and company commander. In the 1990's, he attended flight school in Fort Rucker and later flew AH-1 Cobras at Fort Bliss and Fort Carson. He also flew scout helicopters in Bosnia.In 2001, he served as an Army exchange pilot to the Marine Corps and reported for duty at Camp Pendelton. He was later deployed in Japan, the Philippines, and Iraq.[2] After 2005, Hamilton left the Army with the rank of Major and by 2006 had begun work as a defense contractor. He flew helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan as a contractor until 2012. In 2010, Hamilton married his wife Sherrie and moved to Oklahoma in 2010.[2] Hamilton currently works as the owner and operator of Rocky Point Ranch in McCurtain, Oklahoma.[3]

Oklahoma Senate

He was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021.[4] Hamilton has been highly critical of the COVID-19 vaccine stating “If you call yourself a Christian and you can square injecting yourself with the remains of murdered people, I’d say you’ve got some self reflection perhaps you need to do.”[5] In February 2022, Hamilton filed a bill that prohibits foreign-owned businesses from buying land in Oklahoma.[6] In support of the bill he stated "This is America... In order to own a piece of it, you should be an American. To allow any foreign entity to own a piece of America is treasonous."[7]

Abortion stance

During a debate over a bill banning most abortions in Oklahoma, Hamilton inquired as to why language about ectopic pregnancy was in the bill,[8] implying that the bill should also ban abortion in that scenario. Ectopic pregnancy is "a life-threatening medical emergency in which an embryo is growing outside the uterus."[9] In 2024, Dusty Deevers and Hamilton "spoke in favor of stricter laws at a rally organized by the groups Abolitionists Rising and Abolish Abortion Oklahoma at the state Capitol in early February."[10] Deevers authored a bill, cosponsored by Hamilton, "classifying abortion as homicide, which allows both doctors and mothers to be prosecuted." They could "face up to the death penalty if charged with first-degree murder, though the bill makes exceptions to save the life of the mother and for spontaneous miscarriages." It also "allows for wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of fetuses."[10]

Libraries and book banning

Prison rodeo bills

In 2024, he co-authored with Jim Grego House bill 3749[11] and Senate bill 1427,[12] to carve out 8.3 million dollars to bring back the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo, despite others, such as a representative of the Arnall Family Foundation, calling out the move as exploitative and dangerous toward the inmates and animals and a waste of funds that could be spent on reforms.[13] The Oklahoma Department of Corrections claims "the total cost of the renovations is $9.3 million, and after contributing $1 million, they're asking the legislature to help fund the remaining $8.3 million, but some lawmakers argue that money should be spent on other issues," such as Representative Andy Fugate.[14] As of 2024, Louisiana "is the only state that has a behind-the-walls prison rodeo."[15] ODOC Executive Director Steve Harpe claims that it would bring in revenue for the department and support functions like a call center, and that Netflix, ESPN, and PBR are eyeing Oklahoma because of it.[16] Efforts for the rodeo reinstatement stemmed father back than 2024. In 2023, George Young said that taxpayer dollars being used to revive the rodeo could be better spent on education programs for inmates or initiatives to improve prison health care.[17]

Electoral history

2024 Oklahoma Senate 7th district general election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Hamilton 25,473 76.79%
Democratic Jerry L. Donathan 7,656 23.1%
Total votes 33,129 100%

References

  1. ↑ "Warren Dunlap Hamilton". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Warren Hamilton". CAIR Oklahoma. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Warren Hamilton | Oklahoma Senate". oksenate.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Warren Hamilton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. ↑ Brown, Trevor (20 December 2021). "As Some Oklahoma Churches Push Vaccines, Others Sow Misinformation, Doubt". Oklahoma Watch. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hamilton files measure prohibiting foreign-owned businesses from purchasing Oklahoma lands". Hugo News. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Raache, Hicham (4 February 2022). "Bill proposes ban on foreign businesses buying OK land". KFOR News 4. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Kitchner, Caroline (28 April 2022). "Okla. legislature approves bill banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Abortion bans with no exceptions may be politically risky". NPR. 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Fife, Ari (February 23, 2024). "As more women leave Oklahoma to end pregnancies or order pills online, lawmakers seek tougher laws". The Frontier. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  11. ↑ "Bill Information". www.oklegislature.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  12. ↑ "Bill Information". www.oklegislature.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  13. ↑ Arnall, Sue Ann. "Oklahoma needs to focus on prison reforms, not exploiting inmates with rodeo". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  14. ↑ Arata, Katie (2024-03-10). "Oklahoma House passes bill to bring back the nation's largest prison rodeo". KOKH. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  15. ↑ "Grego Bill to Help Restore Prison Rodeo Passes House". Oklahoma House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  16. ↑ Suares, Wendy (2023-11-16). "Convict Cowboys: New details on the return of the Oklahoma Prison Rodeo". KOKH. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  17. ↑ Forman, Carmen. "Could the McAlester state prison rodeo be returning? See inside a new effort to revive it". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  18. ↑ "November 5, 2024 Official Results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
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