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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