U.S. House of Representatives
Oklahoma District 5
Republican
Began Service: 2007

Elected in 2006, Mary Fallin represents Oklahoma's Fifth Congressional District, which includes most of Oklahoma and all of Seminole and Pottawatomie Counties.

Fallin has a long history of public service to the people of Oklahoma, having first been elected to public office in 1990 as a state legislator. During her time as State Representative she was recognized by the American Legislative Exchange Council as Legislator of the Year and named a Small Business Advocate by the National Federation of Independent Business.

In 1995 Mary Fallin became Oklahoma's first woman and first Republican Lieutenant Governor. During her 12 years in office, she pursued an aggressive agenda focusing on economic development, education, health care and government reform.

During her three terms as lieutenant governor, Fallin has worked to promote economic growth and increase economic opportunities for Oklahomans. In the Cabinet-level position of small business advocate during the Keating administration, Fallin championed the cause of small business in Oklahoma by fighting the rising cost of health insurance and excessive government regulation.

Fallin has also worked hard to keep Oklahoma's children safe and ensure for them a bright future. In the wake of the tragic Oklahoma City bombing, she formed a taskforce to rebuild the childcare center lost in the disaster. Fallin also initiated Project Homesafe, a gun safety program that has distributed over 80,000 free cable gun locks to Oklahomans. In June of 2002, Fallin joined the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and other women leaders in government to kickoff a national Club Drug Awareness Campaign aimed at fighting drug use and educating parents and teenagers about the growing use and danger of drugs like ecstasy.

Fallin is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. She and her children Price and Christina make their home in Oklahoma City, where they are active members of Crossings Community Church.