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American politician
Ben Loring
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
2015 – November 16, 2020
Preceded byLarry Glenn
Succeeded bySteve Bashore
Personal details
Born (1953-02-23) February 23, 1953 (age 71)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBarbara Loring
Children2
Residence(s)Miami, Oklahoma, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BA, JD)

Ben Loring (born February 23, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 7th District from 2015 to 2021. His district includes Delaware and Ottawa counties in the northeastern portion of the state.

Early life and education

Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Loring grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma at Norman and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Career

He practiced law in Miami, Oklahoma and served as district attorney there from 1991 through 1999. He then entered private practice. From 2004 until his election to the House, Loring served as first assistant district attorney. He served fifteen years on the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, including three terms as chairman. In November 2014 Loring was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Loring was unopposed in the general election held on November 4, 2014.

Loring has served as a long affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America, having been a Cub scoutmaster, Boy scoutmaster and a Scout troop committee chairman.

Committee assignments

Loring served on these legislative committees:

  • A&B Judiciary
  • A&B Public Safety
  • Public Safety
  • Tourism and International Relations

Personal life

He lives in Miami with his wife, Barbara, a special-education teacher. Although the Lorings are not Native Americans, they adopted their two sons, who are members of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation, with the help of the tribe.

References

  1. "Oklahoma decides 2014 primary election results". kfor.com KFOR Channel 4. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  2. "Oklahoma House of Representatives elections 2014". Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  3. ^ "Representative Loring, Ben - Oklahoma House of Representatives". Okhouse.gov. 1953-02-23. Archived from the original on 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  4. Ben Loring website bio Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
59th Legislature (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Charles McCall (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Kyle Hilbert (R)
Majority Leader
Tammy West (R)
Minority Leader
Cyndi Munson (D)
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