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Capitol Address:
411 State Capitol Bldg.
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 557-7384
 
District Address:
RR 1 Box 89
Goodwell, OK 73939
(580) 349-2263 District 
 

Email:
gusblackwell@okhouse.gov
 
  
Rep. Gus Blackwell
District 61
Republican
 
Leadership
Speaker Pro Tempore, 51st Legislature, 2006-2008

Majority Whip, 2004-2006
 
Committees
Member of all House Standing Committees and Subcommittees
 
District Information

Cimarron, Texas, Beaver, Harper, Ellis & Woodward Counties
 
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
House of Representatives, 49th Legislature to present
 
Biographical Information
PERSONAL:
Gus was born in Wichita, Kansas, November 4, 1955. His parents are Carl Raymond and Myrl Kathryn (O'Dell) Blackwell. Married, since May 12, 1990 to his wife, Joanna. Father of three children, Corissa, 13; Carson, 9 & Caleb, 4.
 
EDUCATION:
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University, 1976
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theology Seminary
B.S., Oklahoma Panhandle State University, 1990
M.B.A., Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1998
 
PROFESSION:
20 years with Oklahoma Baptist General Convention
Campus Minister with Baptist Collegiate Ministries

Adjunct Professor: Sayre Junior College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
 
HONORS:
District Attorney Council 2007 Legislator of the Year

Farm Bureau Excellence Award

Marriage & Family Therapists 2008 Legislator of the Year

Who's Who in the Southwest
Outstanding Young Men of America