Mark McBride (born April 3, 1961) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 53rd district since 2012.[2][3]
Mark McBride | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 53rd district | |
| Assumed office November 14, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Terrill |
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| Born | April 3, 1961 Moore, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | American Citizen Potawatomi Nation[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Moore High School Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
Early life
editMcBride's family has lived in Moore, Oklahoma since the 1940s. He graduated from Moore High School in 1979 and was an active participant in National FFA Organization. He briefly attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University before leaving to go into farming.[3]
Career
editMcBride has also been an outspoken defender of the oil and gas industry, defending tax breaks for the industry and authoring bills to limit opposition to proposed fossil fuel projects. In 2019, a leaked recording revealed that the oil and gas industry had been behind the language enacted in a large number of US states, including language authored by McBride which criminalized protests against fossil fuel projects.[4]
In March 2020, McBride authored HB 3967, an anti-BDS bill which prohibits the State of Oklahoma from contracting with any individual or company that boycotts goods or services from Israel. McBride, who has no background in law or international affairs, explained his motivation as primarily religious, saying "The Bible is clear that those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed."[5]
In 2020, he was re-elected by default.[6] In 2024 he retired due to term limits.[7]
References
edit- ^ "A glance at Indigenous state lawmakers". Indian Country Today. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "McBride wins House seat for District 53". Normantranscript.com. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ a b "Representative Mark McBride". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "OIL LOBBYIST TOUTS SUCCESS IN EFFORT TO CRIMINALIZE PIPELINE PROTESTS, LEAKED RECORDING SHOWS". The Intercept. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "Oklahoma House Passes pro-Israel Bill". The Oklahoman. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
- ^ Olsson, Faithanna (12 June 2024). "Cheat Sheet: 4-way GOP primary to fill House District 53". NonDoc. Retrieved 14 June 2024.