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| Title | Oral history interview with Jari Askins |
| Interviewee | Askins, Jari |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 11/6/2008 |
| Abstract | Jari Askins is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 and serving through 2006; born and reared in Duncan, Oklahoma; mother was a journalist major; oldest of three children;family in the land and title business; lifelong friends from before grade school; opportunities to be in charge; reading; University of Oklahoma undergraduate degree; sorority involvement; Alpha Lambda Delta president; pledge trainer; journalism and public relations major; Alpha Chi Omega chapter consultant; early employment; law school; practiced oil and gas law; appointed special judge in Stephens County; ran for state representative and lost; parole board; first women chair of the Pardon and Parole Board in Oklahoma; Governors office; second run for state representative; campaigning; campaign slogan; watch party; swearing in day; Lincoln Boulevard; Barbara Staggs; living arrangements while serving; House Bill 1003; crime and criminals legislation; domestic violence; childrens issues; Murrah Building bombing; termed out; elected as Lieutenant Governor; advice to women considering elected office; the ballot in 2010; difference in campaigning between state representative and lieutenant governor. |
| Subject | Askins, Jari, 1953- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Jari Askins was interviewed November 6, 2008 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Ms. Askins was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1994 and served through 2006 at which time she was elected Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. She represented House District 50 and was a member of the Democratic Party. Ms. Askins describes her path to the Capitol including her time as a college student and a series of jobs after receiving a law degree. She also shares some of the legislative issues she supported and discusses briefly the difference between campaigning for the legislature and for lieutenant governor. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_045 |
| Rights | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
| Identifier | oralhistwol |
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| Title | Full Transcript |
| Interviewee | Askins, Jari |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 11/6/2008 |
| Abstract | Jari Askins is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 and serving through 2006; born and reared in Duncan, Oklahoma; mother was a journalist major; oldest of three children;family in the land and title business; lifelong friends from before grade school; opportunities to be in charge; reading; University of Oklahoma undergraduate degree; sorority involvement; Alpha Lambda Delta president; pledge trainer; journalism and public relations major; Alpha Chi Omega chapter consultant; early employment; law school; practiced oil and gas law; appointed special judge in Stephens County; ran for state representative and lost; parole board; first women chair of the Pardon and Parole Board in Oklahoma; Governors office; second run for state representative; campaigning; campaign slogan; watch party; swearing in day; Lincoln Boulevard; Barbara Staggs; living arrangements while serving; House Bill 1003; crime and criminals legislation; domestic violence; childrens issues; Murrah Building bombing; termed out; elected as Lieutenant Governor; advice to women considering elected office; the ballot in 2010; difference in campaigning between state representative and lieutenant governor. |
| Subject | Askins, Jari, 1953- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. House of Representatives ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | 29 pages |
| Format | application/.pdf |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_045 |
| Rights | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
| Identifier | oralhistwol |
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