Chris Benge

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Chris Benge
Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 68
Incumbent
Assumed office 1998
Current term ends 2010 (term limited)
Political party	Republican
Profession	Sales Representative (retired)
Website	Oklahoma State Legislature House Membership

Chris Benge (b. September 9, 1962) is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He has represented District 68 since 1998. He is current Speaker of the House.

Benge managed Benge Painting Company from 1981 to 1997, and was a sales representative from 1997 to 1998. He and his wife, Allison, have two children: Garrett and Hayden.

Portrait switching

The Oklahoma Watchdog reported that Lewis Moore said he was among those who switched Rep. Brad Henry's portrait with that of Pres. Barack Obama. There is allegedly video evidence of the switch, but it has not been released by Speaker Benge.^[1]

Election history

2008

On November 4, 2008, Benge won reelection to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Because he ran unopposed, the number of votes was not published.^[2] $85,275 was raised for this campaign.^[3]

Campaign donors

2008

In 2008, Benge collected $85,275 in donations.^[4]

These were the largest contributors in 2008.

Donor	Amount
BENNETT, CLAYTON	$5,000
OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	$5,000
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY	$5,000
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA	$5,000
MCCLENDON, AUBREY K	$5,000
OKLAHOMA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION	$3,500
OKLAHOMA FARM BUREAU	$2,750

External links

• Oklahoma State Legislature House Membership
• Project Vote Smart Profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Oklahoma House of Representatives - District 68 1998–present	Succeeded by NA

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