Chris Banning

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chris Banning | image = Chris Banning.jpg | caption = Official Portrait, 2022 | state_house = Oklahoma | district = 24th | term_start = November 16, 2022 | term_end = | predecessor = Logan Phillips | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|46|2022|07|31}} | birth_place = | party = Republican | education = | branch = United States Air Force | service_years = | rank = | battles = Operation Provide Comfort }}

'''Chris Banning''' is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 24th district since November 16, 2022.

==Career== Banning joined the United States Air Force in 1993 as an Airman Basic. He participated in Operation Provide Comfort between December 13, 1993, and January 12, 1997. He also provided volunteer relief at Tinker Air Force Base during the Oklahoma City bombing.<ref name="TW- 23 June 2022" />

Banning is the CEO of Banning Investment Group.<ref name="TW- 23 June 2022" />

==Oklahoma House of Representatives== Banning challenged incumbent Representative Logan Phillips in the 2022 Republican primary, along with another candidate, Bobby Schultz.<ref name="TW- 23 June 2022">{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Jillian |title=Two challenging incumbent for House District 24 seat |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/two-challenging-incumbent-for-house-district-24-seat/article_b55a15b6-f25c-11ec-a705-4733243cfde5.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Tulsa World |date=June 23, 2022}}</ref> Banning was endorsed by Governor Kevin Stitt and Americans for Prosperity.<ref name="Nondoc- 30 June 2022">{{cite news |last1=Hancock |first1=Andrea |last2=Brinkman |first2=Bennett |last3=Savage |first3=Tres |title=In Legislature, 3 incumbents out, 10 races go to runoffs |url=https://nondoc.com/2022/06/30/jake-merrick-logan-phillips-wendi-stearman-lose-reelection/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=NonDoc |date=June 30, 2022}}</ref><ref name="MP- 10 June 2022">{{cite news |last1=Faught |first1=Jamison |title=AFP-Oklahoma endorses four state legislative candidates |url=https://www.muskogeepolitico.com/2022/06/afp-oklahoma-endorses-four-state.html |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Muskogee Politico |date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> Banning won the June Republican primary.<ref name="Oklahoman- 29 June 2022">{{cite news |last1=Forman |first1=Carmen |title=Yukon state senator Jake Merrick, 2 other Oklahoma GOP lawmakers lose primary elections |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/06/29/yukon-oklahoma-jake-merrick-republican-lawmakers-lose-primary-reelection-bids-election-results/7700309001/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=The Oklahoman |date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> Since no non-Republican candidate filled, there was no November general election.<ref name="KOSU- 29 June 2022">{{cite news |last1=LaCroix |first1=Ryan |last2=Mills |first2=Kateleigh |last3=Layden |first3=Logan |last4=Wallis |first4=Beth |last5=France |first5=Hannah |last6=Nunez |first6=Xcaret |last7=Wheeler |first7=Graycen |last8=Sweeney |first8=Catherine |last9=Ingram |first9=Dani |title=Stitt, Hofmeister battle set, O'Connor loses AG primary, several races advance to runoff |url=https://www.kosu.org/oklahoma-primary-election-results-2022-live-updates |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=KOSU |date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> He was sworn in November 16, 2022.<ref name="OK Farm Report- 17 Nov 2022">{{cite news |title=House Members Take Oaths of Office |url=https://www.oklahomafarmreport.com/okfr/2022/11/17/house-members-take-oaths-of-office/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |work=Oklahoma Farm Report |date=November 17, 2022}}</ref> In 2024, he applauded superintendent Ryan Walter's attempts to reject the American Library Association's standards for information literacy. Walters had called the current standards "woke and inappropriate for our youth”. The ALA, which works with the Oklahoma Library Association and the American Association of School Librarians, said it "remains focused on ensuring that our current information literacy standards meet academic rigor and that we continue to strive to make Oklahoma a top 10 state in literacy."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Oklahoman Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts |url=https://subscribe.oklahoman.com/restricted |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=subscribe.oklahoman.com}}</ref>

==Personal life== Banning and his wife, Katy, have six children. He and his family live in Bixby, Oklahoma.<ref name="House Bio">{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS BANNING DISTRICT 24 – REPUBLICAN |url=https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=24 |website=okhouse.gov |publisher=Oklahoma House of Representatives |access-date=January 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="TW- 23 June 2022" />

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==External links== *[https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Banning Ballotpedia]

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