David Holt for Oklahoma State Senate

National Review Quotes Senator Holt on Tax Cuts

The National Review has a piece today from Americans for Prosperity quoting Senator Holt here.

Senator Holt Introduces “Lincoln Amendment” to Empower Taxpayers

Today, Senator David Holt continued his passionate fight for taxpayers by introducing the “Lincoln Amendment,” to ensure an Oklahoma government “for the people” and “by the people.”   More details can be found here.  Coverage from The McCarville Report can be found here.   Coverage from the Oklahoma Republican Party can be found here.

Fox 25 Interview with Senator Holt

Fox 25 spoke to Senator David Holt about the retirement of Howard Hendrick as OK DHS director.   The segment can be viewed here.

Hendrick is the former senator from the 30th District of Oklahoma.

The Oklahoman: “Legislature’s exemptions to meetings, records acts should end”

The Oklahoman editorializes today in favor of Senator David Holt’s transparency bills here.

Norman Transcript: Pass Holt’s Transparency Bills

The Norman Transcript editorializes in favor of Senator David Holt’s transparency bills here.

Senator Holt Introduces “Laffer Plan” to Phase-Out Income Tax

This week, Senator David Holt and three other first-term Republican Senators introduced SB 1587, a plan by legendary economist Dr. Arthur Laffer to phase-out the Oklahoma income tax.   More details can be found here.

Here is coverage from The Oklahoman and the McCarville Report.

City Sentinel: “Senator Holt Welcomes New Midtown Constituents”

Senator Holt Introduces Bills to Promote Transparency

Today, Senator David Holt introduced two bills to bring the Oklahoma Legislature under the Open Meetings and Open Records acts.   The full release (plus audio) can be found here.

Here is coverage on the bills from The McCarville Report, KOSU , Capitol Beat OK, and the Tulsa World.

Senator Holt on Fox 25

Senator Holt appeared this week on KOKH Fox 25 to talk about the relocation of 800 new Boeing jobs to Oklahoma City.   The report can be viewed here.

New Pic of Maggie

We finally got a new family pic on the front page of the site.

And –  here is a new picture of Margaret Rose Holt!

And we’re back…

Maggie and George

Well, the blog went through some extended IT first aid, but we are finally back online.   In the meantime, it’s been an eventful three months.

On October 14th, Rachel and I welcomed Margaret Rose Holt into the world.   Mother and daughter have been doing great, and George is very sweet to his little sister.

Also in October, I appeared on the Mayor’s Magazine television show and Newsmax Magazine covered our new Bush Bridge.

In September, Oklahoma was ranked the most anti-taxpayer state in the South, and here’s what I said about that.

In November, OCU announced that President Robert Henry and I will be co-teaching an Honors class this spring covering hot topics in politics.  Also in November, we made two great stops in Tulsa, for a reception and for a highway interchange dedication.

This week, Dorynda Dusek returned as the Executive Assistant in the office of the Thirtieth Senate District of Oklahoma.    Call (405) 521-5636 if we can help you with anything at all.

Also, since my last post, we lost Senator David Myers of Ponca City.    He was a gentleman and a statesman, and our prayers continue to be with his family.

We are now just two months from the start of the 2012 legislative session.   If you want to keep up with our activities on a daily basis, be sure and friend me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter!

The Oklahoman: “Sign project helps identify route of ‘The Mother Road’”

The Oklahoman covers Senator David Holt’s Route 66 sign initiative here.

New job

Some may not realize that the Oklahoma Senate is a “part-time” job.  Five years ago, a journey of self-improvement began when I started law school at night at Oklahoma City University.   It reached its culmination last week when I found out I passed the July Bar exam.   This week, I began at Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard, a law firm in downtown Oklahoma City.

Another PC North Panther Serving Oklahoma

Corp. Comm. Patrice Douglas

Very proud of Edmond Mayor Patrice Douglas, who was just named by the Governor to replace Jeff Cloud on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

Like Secretary of State Glenn Cofffee, Patrice is a former student of my father’s at Putnam City North High School.   Like Jeff, who was one of my predecessors in the OKC Mayor’s Office, Patrice brings an important local government perspective.

Very grateful to Jeff for his service, and also to Governor Mary Fallin for her great appointments!

OKC Friday: “Remembering 9/11″

This week’s OKC Friday Paper features OKC experiences on 9/11, including Senator David Holt, who was serving in the U.S. Capitol that morning.  The story can be read here.