Greg Treat

Greg Treat (born May 9, 1978) is a Republican politician from Oklahoma and the current President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. He represents district 47, which includes parts of Oklahoma City, Edmond, Deer Creek, and Bethany. He has served in the Senate since 2011.[1]

Greg Treat
President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Mike Schulz
Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Mike Schulz
Succeeded by	Kim David
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Todd Lamb
Personal details
Born	(1978-05-09) May 9, 1978
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Maressa Treat
Education	University of Oklahoma (BA)

Treat is an Oklahoma City resident and an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma. Prior to taking office, he was a campaign director for several Republican campaigns in the state.[1]

Elections

Treat was first elected to his seat in a 2011 special election to replace Todd Lamb, who left his seat to become Oklahoma's lieutenant governor. He defeated four other candidates in the Republican primary and did not face a Democratic opponent. He was reelected in 2012 without opposition and defeated Democrat Judy Mullen Hopper in 2016 with 66.35% of the vote.[2]

Legislation

In 2019, Treat authored a bill to create the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency [3], an entity to increase transparency and accountability in state government by providing the public and lawmakers independent, objective data on state spending and program performance. Treat also authored several landmark government accountability] measures that give the governor the ability to hire and fire the director of five of the largest state agencies.[4] Treat authored Senate Bill 1848 in 2014, which required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles (48 km) of their practice. The law was struck down by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in 2016, with the court citing Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt as a precedent.[5][6]

References

1. "Senator Greg Treat - District 47". Oklahoma State Legislature. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
2. "Greg Treat". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
3. [http://www.oksenate.gov/news/press_releases/press_releases_2019/pr20190521b.htm
4. [http://www.oksenate.gov/news/press_releases/press_releases_2019/pr20190313b.htm
5. Hoberock, Barbara (June 28, 2016). "Supreme Court's abortion ruling expected to affect Oklahoma law". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
6. "Oklahoma court tosses abortion law on hospital privileges". The Oklahoman. Associated Press. December 13, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

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Oklahoma Senate
Preceded by Mike Schulz	Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate 2017–2019	Succeeded by Kim David
	President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate 2019–present	Incumbent