Nathan Dahm

Nathan Ryan Dahm (born January 27, 1983) is an American politician from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, who was a Republican member of the Oklahoma State Senate. First elected in District 33 in 2012, he is term-limited in 2024. Dahm is running for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, based in Tulsa; a district represented by Republican Jim Bridenstine who is not seeking re-election. The Republican primary election was on June 26, 2018. Dahm did not receive enough votes to advance to a runoff.

Nathan Ryan Dahm
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 33rd district
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byTom Adelson
Personal details
Born (1983-01-27) January 27, 1983
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Not Married
Alma materHomeschooling
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttps://nathandahm.com/

Early life

Raised in a missionary family to Romania just after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, Dahm graduated from A Beka Christian Academy Home School in 2001. Immediately after graduation, Dahm moved back to Romania and eventually became Dean of the Biblical school affiliated with the mission.[1]

Political career

Nathan Dahm has a strong conservative voting record, as he is rated the most conservative Senator in the Oklahoma State Senate in the Legislature of Oklahoma.[2]

Coming in narrowly under the top candidate in the Republican primary election, Dahm won the runoff election and did not face a Democratic opponent in the general election.[3] He assumed office in November 2012.

Dahm introduced numerous gun bills for the 2013 legislative session, including a bill penalizing the enforcement of federal government gun restrictions in Oklahoma[4] In 2014, Dahm introduced the "Piers Morgan Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms Without Infringement Act" which would allow firearms to be openly carried without a permit.[5] Talk show host Morgan invited him onto Piers Morgan Live to debate the legislation.[6]

Dahm also sponsored legislation in the Senate to penalize the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Oklahoma.[7]

Dahm sponsored legislation in the Oklahoma Senate that would subject physicians performing abortions to felony charges and revocation of their medical licenses. It passed the Senate, 33-12, on May 19, 2016.[8][9] The bill was quickly vetoed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin.

On May 5, 2017, Dahm announced his candidacy for Representative of Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District.[10]

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See also

References
  1. Nathan Dahm's Biography, Votesmart.org. (accessed April 20, 2013)
  3. Primary Election Results, Clarityelections.com. (accessed April 20, 2013)
  4. Krehbiel, Randy. "Bill would defy federal guns law," Tulsa World, January 18, 2013.
  5. OK SB1473 | 2014 | Regular Session | LegiScan
  6. Gold, Hadas (January 23, 2014). "State Sen. proposes 'Piers Morgan' gun bill". Politico.
  7. Greene, Wayne. "Bills seek opposite health law demands," Tulsa World, January 26, 2013.
  8. Oklahoma passes bill that would subject abortion physicians to felony charges
  9. "Bill Pulls Licenses of aborton doctors", San Antonio Express-News, May 20, 2016, p. A9
  10. "Oklahoma State Sen. Nathan Dahm to Run for 1st District Seat", "U.S. News and World Report", May 5, 2017
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