Bob Ed Culver Jr. | |
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Member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
Assumed office November 16, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Matt Meredith |
Personal details | |
Born | Bob Ed Culver Jr. December 16, 1957 Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Julie Arrington (
m. 1982) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Oklahoma ( BAS) |
Bob Ed Culver Jr. (born December 16, 1957) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 4th district since 2020. [1] [2]
Culver was born on December 16, 1957, to Bob Ed Culver Sr. and Jo Ellen Culver (née Priest) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. [3] [4] He graduated from Tahlequah High School in 1976. He then attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played as an offensive lineman for coach Barry Switzer. [5] Culver went on to graduate in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. [6] After college, he went on to run an independent oil and gas company near Canadian, Texas. In 2015, Culver and his family moved back to Tahlequah. [7]
Culver first ran for the Oklahoma State House District 40 seat in 2016. [8] After winning the Republican primary, he lost the general election to Democrat Matt Meredith by 325 votes. [9] Culver ran for the seat again in 2020. He faced Rep. Meredith again in the general election, but Culver won this time by around 1,400 votes. [2] With Meredith's defeat, Oklahoma Democrats had lost the last of their legislative seats in rural areas of the state. [10] Culver was then sworn into office on November 16, 2020. [11]
As of 2021, Culver is the vice chair of the House Judiciary-Civil Committee. He also serves on the County and Municipal Government Committee, State and Federal Redistricting Northeast Oklahoma Subcommittee, and Transportation Committee. [12]
In 2024, he voted against HB 3329 which still passed the house floor. It is intended to provide free menstrual products in school bathrooms. [13]
Culver and his wife, Julie, have three children and five grandchildren. He and his family attend Tahlequah First United Methodist Church. [7] His father, Bob Ed Sr., served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for District 4 from 1990 to 2000. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Ed Culver Jr. | 878 | 65.0 | |
Republican | Mike Pope | 473 | 35.0 | |
Total votes | 1,351 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Ed Culver Jr. | 6,217 | 48.7 | +48.7 | |
Democratic | Matt Meredith | 6,543 | 51.3 | −48.7 | |
Total votes | 12,760 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Ed Culver Jr. | 7,499 | 55.2 | +6.5 | |
Democratic | Matt Meredith | 6,095 | 44.8 | −6.5 | |
Total votes | 13,594 | 100.0 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +6.5 |
Bob Ed Culver Jr. | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
Assumed office November 16, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Matt Meredith |
Personal details | |
Born | Bob Ed Culver Jr. December 16, 1957 Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Julie Arrington (
m. 1982) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Oklahoma ( BAS) |
Bob Ed Culver Jr. (born December 16, 1957) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 4th district since 2020. [1] [2]
Culver was born on December 16, 1957, to Bob Ed Culver Sr. and Jo Ellen Culver (née Priest) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. [3] [4] He graduated from Tahlequah High School in 1976. He then attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played as an offensive lineman for coach Barry Switzer. [5] Culver went on to graduate in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. [6] After college, he went on to run an independent oil and gas company near Canadian, Texas. In 2015, Culver and his family moved back to Tahlequah. [7]
Culver first ran for the Oklahoma State House District 40 seat in 2016. [8] After winning the Republican primary, he lost the general election to Democrat Matt Meredith by 325 votes. [9] Culver ran for the seat again in 2020. He faced Rep. Meredith again in the general election, but Culver won this time by around 1,400 votes. [2] With Meredith's defeat, Oklahoma Democrats had lost the last of their legislative seats in rural areas of the state. [10] Culver was then sworn into office on November 16, 2020. [11]
As of 2021, Culver is the vice chair of the House Judiciary-Civil Committee. He also serves on the County and Municipal Government Committee, State and Federal Redistricting Northeast Oklahoma Subcommittee, and Transportation Committee. [12]
In 2024, he voted against HB 3329 which still passed the house floor. It is intended to provide free menstrual products in school bathrooms. [13]
Culver and his wife, Julie, have three children and five grandchildren. He and his family attend Tahlequah First United Methodist Church. [7] His father, Bob Ed Sr., served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for District 4 from 1990 to 2000. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Ed Culver Jr. | 878 | 65.0 | |
Republican | Mike Pope | 473 | 35.0 | |
Total votes | 1,351 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Ed Culver Jr. | 6,217 | 48.7 | +48.7 | |
Democratic | Matt Meredith | 6,543 | 51.3 | −48.7 | |
Total votes | 12,760 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Ed Culver Jr. | 7,499 | 55.2 | +6.5 | |
Democratic | Matt Meredith | 6,095 | 44.8 | −6.5 | |
Total votes | 13,594 | 100.0 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +6.5 |