Lonnie Paxton

Not to be confused with the American football player Lonie Paxton.

Lonnie Paxton (born August 8, 1968) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 23rd district since 2016.^[1][2]

Lonnie Paxton
Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office October 27, 2021
Preceded by	Frank Simpson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 17, 2016
Preceded by	Ron Justice
Personal details
Born	(1968-08-08) August 8, 1968 (age 56) Chickasha, Oklahoma
Political party	Republican

Oklahoma Senate

Paxton was re-elected by default in 2020.^[3] In 2023, he authored Senate Bill 1006 which died in the Senate. It would have lessened the penalties for cockfighting in the state, similar to House Bill 2530, authored by Justin Humphrey and also Paxton.^[4] Those bills died in the same timeframe.^[5] A third bill in 2023, that Mike Osburn co-authored Dave Rader^[6] was House Bill 1792. It would have lessened the penalties of dogfighting and cockfighting in the state of Oklahoma as well, which also sparked pushback from animal rights advocates.^[7]

References

1. Morphew, Andy (August 24, 2016). "Paxton wins republican nomination for state senate district 23". Chickashanews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
2. "Senator Lonnie Paxton - District 23". Oksenate.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
3. Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
4. "Bill Information". www.oklegislature.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
5. News, E. I. N.; PACELLE, WAYNE (April 13, 2023). "Pro-Cockfighting Bills Fail in Oklahoma Legislature". EIN News. Retrieved April 14, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. "Bill Information". www.oklegislature.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
7. Staff, Mckenzie Richmond, KTUL (April 12, 2023). "An Oklahoma bill could dramatically reduce punishment for dog fighting". KTUL. Retrieved April 13, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)