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Capitol Address:
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Room 305-A
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 557-7384

Legislative Assistant:
Christie Deal
(405) 557-7384

District Address:
Box 790
Laverne, OK 73848
(580) 921-3349

Email:
gusblackwell@okhouse.gov

Measures Authored 2012

Measures Authored 2011

News Stories: 2011-12
Representative Blackwell, Gus
District 61 - Republican

Committees
A&B Judiciary, Chair
Appropriations & Budget
Common Education
Judiciary
Long-term Care & Senior Services

District Information
View District Map 2002 - 2010 Elections

County(s) Represented in District
Beaver, Cimarron, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woodward

Term Limited
Year: 2014

Biographical Information
PERSONAL:
Gus was born in Wichita, Kansas, November 4, 1955. His parents are Carl Raymond and Myrl Kathryn (O'Dell) Blackwell. Married, since May 12, 1990 to his wife, Joanna. Father of three children, Corissa, 13; Carson, 9 & Caleb, 4.

EDUCATION:
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1976
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theology Seminary
B.B.A., Oklahoma Panhandle State University, 1991
M.B.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1998

PROFESSION:
20 years with Oklahoma Baptist General Convention
Campus Minister with Baptist Collegiate Ministries
Adjunct Professor: Sayre Junior College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University

HONORS:
District Attorney Council 2007 Legislator of the Year
Farm Bureau Excellence Award
Marriage & Family Therapists 2008 Legislator of the Year
Who's Who in the Southwest
Outstanding Young Men of America

LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
House of Representatives, 49th Legislature to present

Address: 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., State Capitol Building, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-2711 | (800) 522-8502 | (800) 522-8506 (Relay Oklahoma)