Tom Ivester

Tom Ivester
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 26th district
In office
2006–2014
Preceded byGilmer Capps
Succeeded byDarcy Jech
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDeAun
EducationTexas Christian University (BA, BS)
University of Oklahoma (JD)
Occupationattorney

Tom Ivester (born 1969) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 26th district from 2006 to 2014.

Education and family

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Ivester obtained his BA/BS from Texas Christian University and his JD from the University of Oklahoma. He is married to his wife DeAun and they have 3 children.[1]

Professional experience

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Tom Ivester is an attorney, and colonel for the United States Army Reserves, as well as Third Special Forces Group in the United States Army. In 2018 he successfully graduated the Carlisle army war college located in Carlisle Pennsylvania.[1]

Organizations

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Ivestor is a member of the American Legion and Kiwanis Club.[1] According to the Tulsa World, Ivester is connected to the Oklahoma Growth Alliance PAC, a political action committee which supported Democratic Party's candidates in Oklahoma in 2020, 2022, and spent $100,000 opposing David Rader's reelection campaign in 2024.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Senator Tom Ivester Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ Krehbiel, Randy (October 27, 2024). "Outside groups pour money into defeat of Supreme Court justices, passage of state question". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 28, 2024.