Mark Vancuren

Mark Vancuren
Deputy Tulsa County Commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2025
Appointed by	Lonnie Sims
Preceded by	Jim Rea
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 74th district
In office November 15, 2018 – January 1, 2025
Preceded by	Dale Derby
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-13) March 13, 1964 (age 60)
Nationality	American Cherokee Nation
Political party	Republican

Mark Vancuren (born March 13, 1964) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 74th district from 2018 to 2025. He currently serves as the Tulsa County deputy county commissioner for the 2nd district.

Biography

Mark Vancuren is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.[1] He was a biology teacher and basketball, baseball, golf, and track coach at Owasso High School and participated in the 2018 Oklahoma teachers' strike.[2]

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Vancuren was elected to the 74th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2018.[3][4] In 2024, he voted in favor of a bill that would require adults to show and ID before accessing porn sites.[5] In December 2024 Vancuren announced he would resign from the legislature to serve as Lonnie Sims' deputy county commissioner. He assumed his new office on January 1, 2025. His wife, Sheila Vancuren, was the first candidate to announce for the special election to succeed him.[2]

References

1. "A glance at Indigenous state lawmakers". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
2. Savage, Tres (December 18, 2024). "Rep. Mark Vancuren to join Sims at Tulsa County, trigger another special election". NonDoc. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
3. Hein, Shawn (2018-06-27). "Owasso's Mark Vancuren comes out victorious in political debut". Tulsaworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
4. "Representative Mark Vancuren". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
5. "House Votes". webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us. Retrieved 2024-03-12.