# Dean Davis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dean_Davis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dean_Davis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Davis > Source revision: 1349849644 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dean Davis | image = Dean Davis (high resolution).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2018 | state_house = Oklahoma | district = 98th | term_start = 2019 | term_end = November 20, 2024 | predecessor = [Michael Rodgers](/source/Michael_Rogers_(Oklahoma_politician)) | successor = [Gabe Woolley](/source/Gabe_Woolley) | education = | birth_place = | spouse = | children = | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) }} '''Dean Davis''' is an American politician who served as a member of the [Oklahoma House of Representatives](/source/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives) representing the 98th district from 2019 to 2024.{{cite web |title=REPRESENTATIVE DEAN DAVIS DISTRICT 98 - REPUBLICAN |url=https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=98 |website=okhouse.gov |publisher=Oklahoma State Legislature |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305053938/https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=98 |archive-date=5 March 2022}} == Oklahoma House of Representatives == Davis authored House Bill 2011 that would allow for vehicles to be registered every two years. It passed the house in March 2023.{{Cite news |author= |date=March 13, 2023 |title=House passes Davis Bill to allow vehicle registration every two years |work=Guthrie News Page |url=https://guthrienewspage.com/house-passes-davis-bill-to-allow-vehicle-registration-every-two-years/ |access-date=March 27, 2023}} In 2020, he was re-elected by default.{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Tres |date=2020 |title=More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default |work=NonDoc |url=https://nondoc.com/2020/04/10/46-oklahoma-legislators-re-elected-by-default/}} ===Criminal charges=== In August 2019, Davis was arrested by [Broken Arrow](/source/Broken_Arrow%2C_Oklahoma) police for [driving while intoxicated](/source/driving_while_intoxicated), [speeding](/source/speeding), and [obstructing an officer](/source/Obstruction_of_justice). After being arrested, Davis called Representative [T. J. Marti](/source/T._J._Marti) of Broken Arrow for bail and also called several other Republican representatives, expressing his confidence that the district attorney would drop charges once he spoke with them.{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Tres |date=August 20, 2019 |title=In jail call, Rep. Dean Davis said Broken Arrow 'just made an enemy' |work=NonDoc |url=https://nondoc.com/2019/08/20/rep-dean-davis-broken-arrow-jail-calls/ |access-date=March 27, 2023}} The charges were later [deferred](/source/Deferred_adjudication), allowing him to plead no contest in exchange for six months [probation](/source/probation). Shortly after his probation expired in March 2023, he was arrested outside an [Oklahoma City](/source/Oklahoma_City) bar for [public intoxication](/source/public_intoxication). During the arrest, he claimed [legislative privilege](/source/Parliamentary_privilege) prevented the officer from arresting him due to the [ongoing legislative session](/source/59th_Oklahoma_Legislature).{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Tres |date=March 24, 2023 |title='You can't detain me': Six months after DUI deferral, Rep. Dean Davis arrested in OKC |work=NonDoc |url=https://nondoc.com/2023/03/24/rep-dean-davis-arrested-in-okc/?fbclid=IwAR2QlKV-1freY-2MR5Z_F2Ha_Ue-Kauoxn3cwzc7eo25w4SLIbNy2KeHcfk |access-date=March 27, 2023}} House Minority Leader [Cyndi Munson](/source/Cyndi_Munson) later called for [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) lawmakers to be held "equally accountable", contrasting the cases of Davis, [Ryan Martinez](/source/Ryan_Martinez_(politician)), and [Terry O'Donnell](/source/Terry_O'Donnell_(politician)) (who were each facing criminal charges) with the [censure](/source/Censure_in_the_United_States) of Representative [Mauree Turner](/source/Mauree_Turner).{{Cite news |date=23 March 2023 |title='Last night has become a story': Broken Arrow Rep. arrested for public intoxication |work=Fox 25 |url=https://okcfox.com/news/local/last-night-has-become-a-story-broken-arrow-rep-arrested-for-public-intoxication-dean-davis-arrest-oklahoma-city-police-department-okcpd-ocpd-dui-driving-under-the-influence-oklahoma-county-detention-center-ocdc-nolo-contendere-okc-march-23-2023}}{{refn|group=note|name=first|Turner had been censured for sheltering a protester from police; reporting was divided on whether the protester hit the officer, or if the officer grabbed the protester, threw them to the ground, and attempted to pin them.{{cite news |last=Factora |first=James |title=Nonbinary Oklahoma Legislator Mauree Turner Censured for Protecting Trans Protester |url=https://www.them.us/story/mauree-turner-censured-oklahoma |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=Them |date=March 9, 2023}}}} Davis was later censured on March 27.{{cite news |last1=Denwalt |first1=Dale |title=Oklahoma House censures representative who claimed police couldn't arrest him |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/03/27/oklahoma-house-member-censured-after-arrest-for-public-intoxication/70054010007/ |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=[The Oklahoman](/source/The_Oklahoman) |date=March 27, 2023}} ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change |title= 2024 Oklahoma House of Representatives 98th district Republican primary{{cite web |title=June 18, 2024 Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.gov/OKER/?elecDate=20240618 |website=results.okelections.us |publisher=[Oklahoma State Election Board](/source/Oklahoma_State_Election_Board) |access-date=November 27, 2024}} }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Dean Davis (incumbent) |votes = 911 |percentage = 42.4% }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = [Gabe Woolley](/source/Gabe_Woolley) |votes = 910 |percentage = 42.4% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = J. David Taylor |votes = 327 |percentage = 15.2% }}{{Election box total no change |votes = 2,148 |percentage = 100% }}{{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change |title= 2024 Oklahoma House of Representatives 98th district Republican runoff{{cite web |title=August 27 2024 Official Results |url=https://results.okelections.gov/OKER/?elecDate=20240827 |website=results.okelections.us |publisher=[Oklahoma State Election Board](/source/Oklahoma_State_Election_Board) |access-date=November 27, 2024}} }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = [Gabe Woolley](/source/Gabe_Woolley) |votes = 1,254 |percentage = 50.6% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Dean Davis (incumbent) |votes = 1,226 |percentage = 49.4% }}{{Election box total no change |votes = 2,480 |percentage = 100% }}{{Election box end}} ==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Dean}} Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Oklahoma politicians convicted of alcohol-related crimes --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dean Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Davis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Davis?action=history)). 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