Avery Frix

Avery Frix
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 13, 2024
Preceded byDewayne Pemberton
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 13th district
In office
November 16, 2016 – November 16, 2022
Preceded byJerry McPeak
Succeeded byNeil Hays
Personal details
Born
Avery Carl Frix

(1994-03-29) March 29, 1994 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Choctaw Nation
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BBA)

Avery Carl Frix is a Choctaw American politician and businessman who has served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 9th district since 2024.

He previously served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 13th district from 2017 to 2022. In March 2022, he announced his retirement at the end of the term to run for the open congressional seat in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.

Early life and education

Frix is a native of Muskogee, Oklahoma. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma in 2016.[1]

Career

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Frix was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in November 2016. Since 2019, he has served as chair of the House Transportation Committee.[2][3] In 2021, Frix authored a failed bill to name a state highway after former President Donald Trump.[4] He was re-elected by default in 2020.[5]

2022 Campaign for Oklahoma's 2nd

In March 2022, Frix declared his candidacy for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 election.[6] He was one of three Choctaw tribal members in the race, alongside Dustin Roberts, another Oklahoma House of Representatives member,[7] and Josh Brecheen, a former Oklahoma state senator. In the Republican primary, he placed first with 14.7% of the vote out of a field of 14 candidates, and faced Josh Brecheen in the August 23 runoff.[8] He lost the runoff election to Brecheen.[9]

Oklahoma Senate

Frix was elected by default to the Oklahoma Senate in 2024 to succeed Dewayne Pemberton when he was the only candidate to file for the office.[10] He was sworn in on November 13, 2024.[11]

Electoral history

2016 Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Frix 854 53.04
Republican Al Stevens 586 36.40
Republican Leah Todd 170 10.56
Total votes 1,610 100.0
2016 general results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Frix 7,067 55.70
Democratic Wayne Herriman 5,620 44.30
Total votes 12,687 100.0
2018 general results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Frix 7,056 68.80%
Democratic Jolene Armstrong 3,200 31.20
Total votes 10,256 100.0

He ran for reelection unopposed in 2020.[5]

2022 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district June Republican primary results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Frix 11,336 14.7
Republican Josh Brecheen 10,579 13.8
Republican Johnny Teehee 9,963 13.0
Republican John Bennett 8,713 11.3
Republican Guy Barker 8,444 11.0
Republican Marty Quinn 5,612 7.3
Republican Wes Nofire 4,859 6.3
Republican David Derby 4,204 5.5
Republican Chris Schiller 4,108 5.3
Republican Dustin Roberts 3,746 4.9
Republican Pamela Gordon 2,344 3.0
Republican Rhonda Hopkins 1,281 1.7
Republican Clint Johnson 1,128 1.5
Republican Erick Wyatt 615 0.8
Total votes 76,932 100.0
Republican primary runoff results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Brecheen 33,517 52.2
Republican Avery Frix 30,686 47.8
Total votes 64,203 100.0

He was elected without opposition to the Oklahoma Senate representing the 9th district in 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Avery Frix's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "Avery Carl Frix". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. ^ "Representative Avery Frix - Oklahoma House of Representatives". okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ Trotter, Matt. "Oklahoma Republican Lawmakers Find Another Route For 'President Donald J. Trump Highway' Naming". www.publicradiotulsa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  5. ^ a b Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
  6. ^ King, Brian. "GOP candidates lining up for D2 Congress, U.S. Senate seats". Tahlequah Daily Press. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  7. ^ Den, Andrea (16 April 2022). "Packed CD 2 race tops Oklahoma congressional contests". NonDoc. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. ^ Brinkman, Bennett (28 June 2022). "Avery Frix, Josh Brecheen advance to 2nd Congressional District runoff". NonDoc. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Brecheen tops Frix for GOP nomination for Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Savage, Tres (5 April 2024). "Oklahoma State Senate races outlined as filing ends". NonDoc. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  11. ^ Hoberock, Barbara (November 13, 2024). "Oklahoma state senators take oath of office". Oklahoma Voice. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Results". Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Results". results.okelections.us. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Official Results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  15. ^ "June 28 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. ^ "August 23 2022 Official Results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 10 November 2022.