Colby Schwartz

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Colby Schwartz
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent
In office
2006 - Present
Term ends
November 21, 2012
Years in position	6
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$38,400/year
Per diem	$132/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	12 years total in state legislative chambers
Education
Bachelor's	Oklahoma City University (1995)
Personal
Birthday	April 8, 1974
Place of birth	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Profession	Sales Representative, Sepracor
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Colby Schwartz (b. April 8, 1974) is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He has represented District 43 since 2006. He is currently a Deputy Majority Whip and former Assistant Majority Whip.

Schwartz earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Oklahoma City University in 1995. He is employed as a sales representative. He and his wife, Brenda, have one child, Campbell.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schwartz has been appointed to the following committees:

• Energy & Utility Regulation Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Judiciary Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Vice Chair
• Public Health Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Subcommittee on Public Health and Social Services

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Schwartz served on the following committees:

• Energy & Utility Regulation Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Public Health Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives

Elections

2010

Schwartz won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary. He faced J. P. Hemminger (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.^[1]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 43
Candidates		Votes
Colby Schwartz (R)		10,491
J. P. Hemminger (D)		2,393

2008

On November 4, 2008, Schwartz won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Because he ran unopposed, the number of votes was not published.^[2] $46,444 was raised for this campaign.^[3]

Campaign donors

2008

In 2008, Schwartz collected $46,444 in donations.^[4]

These were the largest contributors in 2008.

Donor	Amount
CHICKASAW NATION	$5,250
INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PROVIDERS	$1,500
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	$1,272
OKLAHOMA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION	$1,000
SEPRACOR	$1,000
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY	$1,000

External links

• Representative Schwartz's campaign
• House website
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008
• Representative Schwartz's LinkedIn
• Representative Schwartz's twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Oklahoma House of Representatives - District 43 2006–present	Succeeded by NA

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