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Istook, Ernest
U.S. House of Representatives
Oklahoma District 5
Republican
Began Service: 1993
Contact Information
Born
Ft. Worth, Texas, February 11, 1950.
Ermest
istook is the son of Ernest and Dessie (Lyne) Istook. He graduated from Baylor
University in 1971, having earned a B.A. in Journalism.
He earned a J.D. degree from the Oklahoma City University School of Law in
1976.
Previously,
Istook
was State Capitol reporter for KOMA radio in Oklahoma City during 1972 and
1973; and at WKY radio, also in Oklahoma City, from 1973 until 1976. He served
as legal counsel to Governor David Boren in 1978 and was in private law practice
from 1978 until 1992.
Istook was a city councilman in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, from 1982 until 1986
and was Metropolitan Library Commissioner from 1982 until 1986. He was a member
of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1987 until 1992. He was elected
to the U.S. House in November 1992.
Istook and his wife, the former Judy L. Bills, have five children: Ernest
III, Chad, Amy, Diana, and Emily.
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