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Mary Fallin (/ ˈ f æ l ɪ n /; née Copeland; born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party , she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014 .
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Fallin's mother and father both served terms as mayor of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, where she was raised. She graduated from Tecumseh High School and attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Fallin also obtained a degree from Oklahoma State University.
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Fallin endorsed Donald Trump for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. 1. 1.1. See also: Endorsements for Donald Trump
Possible 2016 Republican vice presidential candidate
1. 1.1. See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016 Fallin was mentioned in 2016 as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate. Click herefor the full list of those who were floated by politicians and news outlets as possible running mates. 2012 1. 1.1. See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election Mary Fallin endorsed Mitt Romneyin the 2012 presidential election.
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2016 abortion bill veto
On May 19, 2016, the Oklahoma State Senate passed SB 1522, a bill that would have criminalized abortion as a felony punishable by one to three years' imprisonment and that would have revoked the licenses of physicians who perform them. Gov. Fallin vetoed the bill the next day and stated in her veto message that she had signed "no less than 18 bills supporting pro-life and pro-family values," but criticized the language of the legislation as not being specific regarding what constituted a puni...
Response to Syria policy
1. 1.1. Main article: U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees After the attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015, many U.S. governors declared their support or opposition to Syrian refugee resettlement in their states. Fallin expressed conditional opposition to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state of Oklahoma. She said:
2014 Common Core bill
1. 1.1. See also: Common Core State Standards Initiative On June 5, 2014, Gov. Fallin signed a bill repealing Oklahoma's Common Core Standards and ordering the state board of education to design a replacement.Fallin released a statement explaining why she signed the bill, a portion of which is provided below:
During the 111th Congress, Fallin was a member of the following committees: 1. United States House Committee on Armed Services 1.1. United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness 1.2. United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 1.3. United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel 2. Uni...
Jul 21, 2016 · Hometown: Warrenburg, Missouri. Age: 61. What She Does Now: Governor of Oklahoma (serving her second term) What She Used to Do: Fallin worked for various Oklahoma state government agencies, including its Department of Tourism and Recreation, Employment Security Commission and Office of Personnel Management.
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Jun 29, 2016 · In 1995, she became the first woman and first Republican lieutenant governor. In 2006, Fallin was elected to the 110th Congress (2007–2009) and became just the second woman to represent...
fallin, mary newt copeland (1954– ). In the 2010 general election Mary Copeland Fallin became Oklahoma's twenty-seventh governor, the first woman to hold that office. Born on December 9, 1954, in Warrensburg, Missouri, she was raised in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, where her parents, Mary Jo Duggan and Joseph Newton Copeland, served terms as the town ...
Apr 5, 2020 · Fallin, 65, grew up in Tecumseh and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1977. She left the political arena in early 2019 after breaking major barriers for women. In 1995, she became the first female — and first Republican — lieutenant governor of Oklahoma.
Dec 3, 2018 · O KLAHOMA CITY — As Gov. Mary Fallin prepares to leave office, she reflected on her accomplishments over eight years. At the top of the list is shepherding the state through two serious economic...
