# Bob Plunk

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{{short description|American politician}}
{{ infobox officeholder
| state_house = Oklahoma
| district = 25th 
| term_start = November 1994
| term_end = November 2006
| predecessor = [Karroll G. Rhoads](/source/Karroll_G._Rhoads)
| successor = [Todd Thomsen](/source/Todd_Thomsen)
| birth_date = {{birthdate|1931|9|12}}
| birth_place = [Allen, Oklahoma](/source/Allen%2C_Oklahoma), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|7|11|1931|9|12}}
| death_place = [Ada, Oklahoma](/source/Ada%2C_Oklahoma), U.S. 
| party = [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
}}
'''Bob Plunk''' was an American politician who served in the [Oklahoma House of Representatives](/source/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives) representing the 25th district from 1994 to 2006. 

==Biography==
Bobby "Bob" Glynn Plunk was born on September 12, 1931, in Allen, Oklahoma.<ref name="Obit">{{cite web |title=Bobby Plunk Obituary (2013) - Ada, OK - Oklahoman |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oklahoman/name/bobby-plunk-obituary?id=22539374 |website=Legacy.com |publisher=[The Oklahoman](/source/The_Oklahoman) |access-date=February 7, 2026 |date=July 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Swanson-1">{{cite news |last1=Swanson |first1=Eric |title=Paying tribute to State Rep. Bob Plunk |url=https://www.theadanews.com/news/paying-tribute-to-state-rep-bob-plunk/article_03cf325b-272f-5c01-994d-ce9e7aea19f0.html |access-date=February 7, 2026 |work=The Ada News |date=July 12, 2013 |language=en}}</ref> He graduated from [Allen High School](/source/Allen_Independent_School_District_(Oklahoma)) in 1951 and served in the [U.S. Air Force](/source/U.S._Air_Force) during the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War). After the war he returned to Allen and served on the city council and as city manager. In 1988, he was the campaign manager for [Oklahoma Senate](/source/Oklahoma_Senate) candidate [Dick Wilkerson](/source/Dick_Wilkerson). He ran for the [Oklahoma House of Representatives](/source/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives) in 1992, but lost the election.<ref name="Swanson-1" />

Plunk was elected to the [Oklahoma House of Representatives](/source/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives) as a member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) representing the 25th district from 1994 to 2006. He was preceded in office by [Karroll G. Rhoads](/source/Karroll_G._Rhoads) and succeeded in office by [Todd Thomsen](/source/Todd_Thomsen).<ref>{{cite web |title=Oklahoma History |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218215829/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf |access-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> He died on July 11, 2013, at a hospital in Ada, Oklahoma.<ref name="Obit" />

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