{{short description|American politician}} {{for|his son, the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation|Chuck Hoskin Jr.}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Chuck Hoskin | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Chuck Hoskin.jpg | alt = | caption = Hoskin in 2007 | office1 = Mayor of Vinita, Oklahoma | term_start1 = 2019 | term_end1 = 2023 | predecessor1 = Ronnie Starks | successor1 = Josh D. Lee | state_house2 = Oklahoma | district2 = 6th | term_start2 = 2006 | term_end2 = 2018 | predecessor2 = Joe Eddins | successor2 = Rusty Cornwell | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|01|29}} | birth_place = Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S. | party = Democratic | spouse = Stephanie | children = {{flatlist| * Amy * Chuck * Amelia }} | education = Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (AA)<br>Northeastern State University (BA, MEd) | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = United States Navy | citizenship = American<br />Cherokee Nation }}

'''Chuck Hoskin Sr.''' is a Cherokee and American politician and former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 6th district, which includes parts of Craig, Mayes, and Rogers counties.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.okhouse.gov/District.aspx?District=6 | title=Oklahoma House of Representatives - Member's Page | publisher=Oklahoma House of Representatives | accessdate=May 25, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519220852/http://www.okhouse.gov//District.aspx?District=6 | archive-date=May 19, 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> He served as a whip for the Democratic caucus. After leaving the House he served for four years as the Mayor of Vinita, Oklahoma.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2019 |title=Vinita will soon have a new mayor |url=https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/vinita-will-soon-have-a-new-mayor/amp/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=FourStatesHomepage}}</ref> He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and he served from 1995 to 2007 as a member of the Tribal Council, and in 2011 became Chief of Staff for the Principal Chief, Baker.<ref name="TDP">{{cite web|title=Father, son receive awards from labor council|date=March 15, 2019|accessdate=October 24, 2021|url=https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/tribal_news/father-son-receive-awards-from-labor-council/article_d384185e-6820-56e1-8c73-c4e4df64acc5.html|website=Tahlequah Daily Press}}</ref> In 2019 his son, Chuck Hoskin Jr., was elected Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5632958/chuck-hoskin-jr-elected-cherokee-nations-principal-chief|title=Chuck Hoskin Jr. elected Cherokee Nation's principal chief|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704001331/https://oklahoman.com/article/5632958/chuck-hoskin-jr-elected-cherokee-nations-principal-chief|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life== Hoskin was born on January 29, 1952, in Claremore, Oklahoma.<ref name="smart">[https://votesmart.org/candidate/12384/chuck-hoskin#.UxEAmE2PLDc Chuck Hoskin's Political Summary], [https://votesmart.org/ Project Vote Smart] (accessed February 28, 2014)</ref>

After graduating from Vinita High School in 1970, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed aboard {{USS|Independence|CV-62|6}} until his honorable discharge. After the Navy, he received his AA degree from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and his BA and M.Ed from Northeastern State University.<ref name="smart"/> Before being elected to office, he served as an administrator for Locust Grove Public Schools in Locust Grove, Oklahoma.

== Personal life == He is married to Stephanie, a former student and basketball player he coached her senior year after graduation and has three children: Amy, Charles Jr., and Amelia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Chuck_Hoskin | title=Chuck Hoskin Ballotpedia | publisher=Ballotpedia.org | accessdate=March 13, 2012}}</ref>

==Political career== Hoskin was elected to the House in 2006, defeating Republican Wayland Smalley in the 2006 election, after the incumbent, Joe Eddins, retired.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Snell |first1=Travis |title=Cherokees win state representative seats |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/cherokees-win-state-representative-seats/article_9226e5f7-f6ea-5571-ac03-9bb23bc23327.html |access-date=22 July 2022 |publisher=Cherokee Phoenix |date=6 December 2006}}</ref>

Hoskin served on the Appropriations & Budget, Public Safety, Veterans & Military Affairs committees, as well as the Redistricting Eastern Oklahoma Subcommittee and the Joint Committee on Appropriations & Budget.

Hoskin was elected as Mayor of Vinita, Oklahoma in 2019. He replaced former Mayor Ronnie Starks. In 2023 he lost his bid for reelection to challenger Josh Lee.

===Election results=== {{Election box begin | title=2014 Oklahoma State House District 6 election<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ok.gov/elections/support/ok_results_seb.html| title = SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election — November 4, 2014| publisher = Oklahoma State Election Board| date = | accessdate = November 5, 2014| archive-date = December 2, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201202015013/https://www.ok.gov/elections/support/ok_results_seb.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = '''Chuck Hoskin''' |votes = 5,409 |percentage = 59.7% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Marshall Scott McGuire |votes = 3,647 |percentage = 40.3% |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 9,056 |percentage = |change = }} }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2006 Oklahoma State House District 6 election<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ok.gov/elections/Election_Info/Election_Results/2006_General_Election.html| title = SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election — November 7, 2006| publisher = Oklahoma State Election Board| date = | accessdate = May 25, 2011| archive-date = July 28, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140728211603/http://www.ok.gov/elections/Election_Info/Election_Results/2006_General_Election.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = '''Chuck Hoskin''' |votes = 6,334 |percentage = 60.96% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Wayland Smalley |votes = 4,057 |percentage = 39.04% |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 10,391 |percentage = |change = }} }} {{Election box end}}

==Cherokee Nation service== A citizen of the Cherokee Nation,{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} Hoskin served for 12 years on the Tribal Council, from 1995 to 2007. Hoskin also served as Chief of Staff to Principal Chief Bill John Baker.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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