Fred Jordan (politician)

Fred Jordan (born January 3, 1974) is an American attorney and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, who served as one of two majority leaders, which assist the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Fred Jordan
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 69th district
In office
2006–2014
Preceded byFred Perry
Succeeded byChuck Strohm
Personal details
Born (1974-01-03) 3 January 1974
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceTulsa, Oklahoma

Early and personal life

Jordan attended Dewey High School in Dewey, Oklahoma. He is an Eagle Scout and continues to play an active role in the Boy Scouts.

In 1996, Jordan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University where he was also a member of FarmHouse Fraternity. He joined the Marine Corps after earning his Juris Doctor from Iowa University in 1999. As a Captain in the Marine Corps, Jordan served for four years before returning to his roots in Oklahoma.

Jordan and his wife Kara live in the Tulsa district where Jordan is a businessman.

Political career

Jordan was first elected to represent the 69th District of Oklahoma in November 2006. He was appointed to serve the House as Majority Leader by 2013 Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon.[1]

Jordan had been given a prominent role in working on the 2013 workers' compensation reform legislation, a massive document that will transition Oklahoma's workers' comp system to an administrative system.[2]

References

  1. Hoberock, Barbara. "Two Tulsa legislators tapped for House speaker's leadership," Tulsa World, December 2012. (accessed April 15, 2013).
  2. Krehbiel, Randy. "Workers comp rewrite still has as ways to go, lawmaker says," Tulsa World, April 14, 2013 (accessed April 15, 2013).



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