Chris Banning

Chris Banning
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 16, 2022
Preceded byLogan Phillips
Personal details
Born1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Bixby, Oklahoma, U.S.
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Battles/warsOperation Provide Comfort

Chris Banning is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 24th district since November 16, 2022.

Career

Banning joined the United States Air Force in 1993 as an Airman Basic. He participated in Operation Provide Comfort between December 13, 1993, and January 12, 1997. He also provided volunteer relief at Tinker Air Force Base during the Oklahoma City bombing.[1]

Banning is the CEO of Banning Investment Group.[1]

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Banning challenged incumbent Representative Logan Phillips in the 2022 Republican primary, along with another candidate, Bobby Schultz.[1] Banning was endorsed by Governor Kevin Stitt and Americans for Prosperity.[2][3] Banning won the June Republican primary.[4] Since no non-Republican candidate filled, there was no November general election.[5] He was sworn in November 16, 2022.[6] In 2024, he applauded superintendent Ryan Walter's attempts to reject the American Library Association's standards for information literacy. Walters had called the current standards "woke and inappropriate for our youth”. The ALA, which works with the Oklahoma Library Association and the American Association of School Librarians, said it "remains focused on ensuring that our current information literacy standards meet academic rigor and that we continue to strive to make Oklahoma a top 10 state in literacy."[7]

Personal life

Banning and his wife, Katy, have six children. He and his family live in Bixby, Oklahoma.[8][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Taylor, Jillian (June 23, 2022). "Two challenging incumbent for House District 24 seat". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Hancock, Andrea; Brinkman, Bennett; Savage, Tres (June 30, 2022). "In Legislature, 3 incumbents out, 10 races go to runoffs". NonDoc. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Faught, Jamison (June 10, 2022). "AFP-Oklahoma endorses four state legislative candidates". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Forman, Carmen (June 29, 2022). "Yukon state senator Jake Merrick, 2 other Oklahoma GOP lawmakers lose primary elections". The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ^ LaCroix, Ryan; Mills, Kateleigh; Layden, Logan; Wallis, Beth; France, Hannah; Nunez, Xcaret; Wheeler, Graycen; Sweeney, Catherine; Ingram, Dani (June 29, 2022). "Stitt, Hofmeister battle set, O'Connor loses AG primary, several races advance to runoff". KOSU. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "House Members Take Oaths of Office". Oklahoma Farm Report. November 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "The Oklahoman Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts". subscribe.oklahoman.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS BANNING DISTRICT 24 – REPUBLICAN". okhouse.gov. Oklahoma House of Representatives. Retrieved January 2, 2023.


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