Randy Brogdon
Randy Brogdon | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party | |
| In office April 2015 – September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Weston |
| Succeeded by | Pam Pollard |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office January 2003 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Grover Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Rick Brinkley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randall C. Brogdon June 17, 1953 Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Donna Brogdon |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater |
| Website | Official website |
Randall C. Brogdon (born June 17, 1953) is an American businessman and politician from the state of Oklahoma. He was a state senator for Oklahoma's 34th senate district from 2002 until 2011. Brogdon ran for governor of Oklahoma in 2010 on a platform of tax cuts and reducing the role of government. He was defeated by Mary Fallin. On December 25, 2013, Brogdon announced that he would challenge incumbent governor Fallin in the 2014 gubernatorial election. However, he withdrew to run for the U.S. Senate in a special election triggered by the retirement of Tom Coburn. He lost the nomination to representative James Lankford. In April 2015, he was elected as chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party.
Brogdon was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He graduated from Tulsa High School and studied air conditioning at Oklahoma State University in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He went on to own a mechanical contracting company and an air conditioning business.