Jim Dunlap (politician)

Jim Dunlap
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 29th district
In office
November 1996 – November 2004
Preceded byJerry Pierce
Succeeded byJohn Ford
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
November 1990 – November 1996
Preceded byJames D. Holt
Succeeded byMike Wilt
In office
November 1988 – November 1990
Preceded byJames D. Holt
Succeeded byJames D. Holt
Constituency37th district (1988-1990)
11th district (1990-1996)
Personal details
Born (1961-03-10) March 10, 1961
PartyRepublican
EducationDrury College

Jim Dunlap is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 29th district from 1996 to 2004 and in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1988 to 1996.

Biography

James Robert Dunlap was born on March 10, 1961, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He graduated from Drury College in 1984.[1]

Dunlap served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party representing the 37th district from 1988 to 1990. He was preceded and succeeded in office by James D. Holt. He also represented the 11th district from 1990 to 1996. He was preceded in office by Holt and succeeded in office by Mike Wilt. He then served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 29th district from 1996 to 2004. He was preceded in office by Jerry Pierce and succeeded by John Ford.[2]

After leaving office he worked as a lobbyist and in 2019 he help found the Oklahoma Society of Professional Advocates.[3]

References

  1. ^ "James Robert Dunlap's Biography". votesmart.org. Vote Smart. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma History" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Savage, Tres (September 18, 2019). "'If we lie to a legislator, we are dead': Oklahoma lobbyists form association". NonDoc. Retrieved March 2, 2026.