Scott Biggs

Scott Biggs
Official portrait
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 51st district
In office November 14, 2012 – November 2, 2017
Preceded by	Corey Holland
Succeeded by	Brad Boles
Personal details
Born	(1979-07-02) July 2, 1979 (age 45)
Political party	Republican

Scott Biggs (born July 2, 1979) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 51st district from 2012 to 2017.

Early life, education, and family

Biggs graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics and received a juris doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2006.[1] He is married and has two daughters.[2]

Oklahoma House

Biggs was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2012 from the 51st district as a member of the Republican Party. He served until 2017.[1][3]

In 2016, Biggs authored a measure that would have put State Question 777 on a state-wide ballot to lift a ban on cockfighting in the state. The bill was supported by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, while it was opposed by animal welfare groups and former Attorney General of Oklahoma Drew Edmondson.[4][a]

Post-legislative career

On November 2, 2017, Biggs was appointed as the Oklahoma state director of the Farm Service Agency.[6]

Biggs was appointed to a six-year term on the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission on August 26, 2021, by Governor Kevin Stitt. He also serves as an officer in the Oklahoma Air National Guard.[2]

In December 2024, Biggs applied for a vacant Oklahoma Supreme Court seat through the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission.[7]

Notes

1. In 2002, "Oklahoma voters criminalized hosting, attending and raising birds for cockfighting events. State Question 687 received 56.2 percent support."[5]

References

1. "Scott Biggs". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
2. "Commissioner Bios". wcc.ok.gov. Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
3. "Representative Scott Biggs". Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
4. Savage, Tres (October 5, 2016). "SQ 777 Rotary debate: 'Our beloved sport of cockfighting'". NonDoc. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
5. Savage, Mike Allen and Tres; Savage, Tres (February 26, 2023). "Cockfighting fight turns back time at Oklahoma Capitol". NonDoc. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
6. "Former Rep. Scott Biggs chosen for USDA Oklahoma state director position". Chickashanews.com. November 4, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
7. Loveless, Tristan; Savage, Tres; Douglas, Blake (December 31, 2024). "Kauger's OK Supreme Court seat draws 14 applicants". NonDoc. Retrieved December 31, 2024.