# Brian Crain > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brian_Crain > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brian_Crain.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Crain > Source revision: 1344283599 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American attorney and politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Brian Crain |image = |state_senate = Oklahoma |district = 39th |term_start = November 17, 2004 |term_end = November 22, 2016 |predecessor = [Jerry L. Smith](/source/Jerry_L._Smith) |successor = [David Rader](/source/David_Rader) |birth_name = Brian Andrew Crain |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|28}} |birth_place = [Andrews Air Force Base](/source/Andrews_Air_Force_Base), [Maryland](/source/Maryland), U.S. |party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |spouse = Lori Crain |children = Catherine
Sarah |alma_mater = [University of Tulsa](/source/University_of_Tulsa)
[University of Oklahoma](/source/University_of_Oklahoma) |website = [https://briancrain4ok.com/ Official website] }} '''Brian Andrew Crain''' (born August 28, 1961) is an American [attorney](/source/Lawyer) and [politician](/source/politician). He became the state senator for [Oklahoma's](/source/Oklahoma) 39th [senate](/source/Oklahoma_Senate) district in 2004. == Early life == Crain was born at [Andrews Air Force Base](/source/Andrews_Air_Force_Base), [Maryland](/source/Maryland), to Harold and Joan Crain. Moving to [Oklahoma City](/source/Oklahoma_City) when he was three years old, Brian attended Putnam City Schools, graduating from Putnam City West Senior High School in 1979. Following high school, Brian graduated from the [University of Oklahoma](/source/University_of_Oklahoma) in 1983 with a B.B.A. in Management. Crain served as an Assistant District Attorney in 1996. In 1999, he left to pursue a law practice focusing primarily on title and real property law. He practices law with Hanson & Holmes, PLC, in Tulsa.{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/crain_bio.aspx|title=Senator Brian Crain Bio|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026052127/http://www.oksenate.gov/senators/biographies/crain_bio.aspx|archive-date=2015-10-26|df=}} ==Political career== In 2004, Crain was elected to his first term in the [senate](/source/Oklahoma_Senate). His district is located in central [Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma). Crain pledged to focus on the fundamentals of state government: education, transportation and small business development. Crain claimed that small businesses are the economic engine of this state and require good schools and good roads in order to grow and develop. ==Senate Committees== 2015-2016 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Health and Human Services *Energy *Health and Human Services *Judiciary; Vice-Chairman 2013-2014 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Public Safety and Judiciary *Business and Commerce *Health and Human Services; Chairman *Judiciary 2011-2012 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Natural Resources *Health and Human Services; Chairman *Judiciary *Retirement and Insurance 2009-2010 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Health and Human Services; Chairman *General Government *Health and Human Services *Judiciary * Retirement and Insurance 2007-2008 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Health and Social Services; Co-Chairman *General Government *Health and Human Resources *Judiciary 2005-2006 *Appropriations **Appropriations Sub-Committee on Human Services *General Government *Judiciary *Public Safety and Homeland Security *Tourism and Wildlife ==Election results== {| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |+'''November 2, 2004, [Oklahoma Senate](/source/Oklahoma_Senate) District 39 General Election Results''' |- ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Candidates ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|Party ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|Votes ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|% |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} |align=left|Brian Crain |align=center|[Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |'''20,565''' |'''75.00%''' |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} |align=left|Michael Shiflet |align=center|Independent |6,856 |25.00% |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left; "|'''Total''' |'''27,421''' |'''100.0%''' |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6"|Source: [http://www.ok.gov/elections/Election_Info/Election_Results/2004_General_Election.html 2004 General Election Results] |} {| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |+'''June 26, 2012, [Oklahoma Senate](/source/Oklahoma_Senate) District 39 [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) Primary Results''' |- ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Candidates ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|Party ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|Votes ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|% |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} |align=left|Brian Crain |align=center|[Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |'''3,611''' |'''53.02%''' |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} |align=left|Kevin McDugle |align=center|[Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |3,200 |46.98% |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left; "|'''Total''' |'''6,811''' |'''100.0%''' |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6"|Source: [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/OK/39733/90635/Web01/en/summary.html 2012 Primary Results] |} {| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |+'''November 6, 2012, [Oklahoma Senate](/source/Oklahoma_Senate) District 39 General Election Results''' |- ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Candidates ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|Party ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|Votes ! style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|% |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} |align=left|Brian Crain |align=center|[Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |'''19,018''' |'''56.90%''' |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} |align=left|Julie Hall |align=center|[Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) |14,398 |43.10% |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left; "|'''Total''' |'''33,416''' |'''100.0%''' |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6"|Source: [http://www.ok.gov/elections/support/12gen_seb.html 2012 General Election Results] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|https://briancrain4ok.com/}} * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=45929 | fec= | congress= }} * {{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/crain_bio.aspx|title=Senator Brian Crain - District 39|publisher=Oklahoma State Senate|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026052127/http://www.oksenate.gov/senators/biographies/crain_bio.aspx|archive-date=2015-10-26|df=}} * [http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/2011_maps/districts/District_39.pdf Map of Oklahoma Senate District 39] {{DEFAULTSORT:Crain, Brian}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:University of Oklahoma alumni Category:Republican Party Oklahoma state senators Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature Category:Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma Category:Lawyers from Tulsa, Oklahoma --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Brian Crain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Crain) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Crain?action=history)). 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