Abe Deutschendorf

Abe Deutschendorf (February 12, 1935 – December 23, 2012)[1] was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1994–2006, as a Democrat representing the Lawton area in District 62. Deutschendorf was author of the first law [2] giving Oklahomans free access to proposed legislation via the Internet. He was required to vacate his seat in 2006 because of the term limits law.

Abe Deutschendorf
Representative
In office
1994–2006
ConstituencyLawton

Before his legislative tenure, he was a longtime educator, serving as the first principal of Eisenhower Junior High School in Lawton. He also served as teacher, coach, counselor and assistant principal at the same school for a total of 25 years.

He was also an uncle of singer John Denver. The singer's birth name was Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.[3]

Deutschendorf died on December 23, 2012. He was 77.

Notes
  2. "Free Access Needed to Bills On Internet, Legislator Says". NewsOK.com. 1998-02-08. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. "Former Oklahoma lawmaker Abe Deutschendorf dies at 77". NewsOK.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2012-12-27.


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