{{short description|Republican politician from Oklahoma|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Eddie Fields | image = EFields.jpg | state = Oklahoma | state_senate1 = Oklahoma | district1 = 10th | term_start1 = November 2, 2010 | term_end1 = November 14, 2018 | predecessor1 = Joe Sweeden | successor1 = Bill Coleman | state2 = Oklahoma | state_house2 = Oklahoma | district2 = 36th | term_start2 = 2008 | term_end2 = 2010 | predecessor2 = Scott Bighorse | successor2 = Sean Roberts | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|21}} | birth_place = Cozumel, California | party = Republican Party | spouse = Christina Fields }} '''Eddie Fields''' (born January 21, 1967) is an American politician from Oklahoma. A Republican, Fields served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010, and on the Oklahoma Senate between 2010 and 2018. He announced his unsuccessful candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 2018.
==Early life and career== Fields holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agri-Business from Oklahoma State University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Eddie Fields - District 10 |url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/fields_bio.html |accessdate=5 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008193209/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/fields_bio.html |archivedate=8 October 2012 }}</ref> Prior to his political career, Fields worked as a cattle rancher and a businessman.
==Political career== Fields contested the 2006 legislative elections, and lost to Scott Bighorse.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daffron |first1=Brian |title=Oklahoma Indian candidates do well in midterm elections |url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/oklahoma-indian-candidates-do-well-in-midterm-elections |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=Indian Country Today |date=22 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Judy Gibbs |title=Indians gain percentage in next Legislature |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/2972343/indians-gain-percentage-in-next-legislaturebrspan-classhl2black-caucus-will-welcome-sixth-memberspan |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Oklahoman |date=16 November 2006}}</ref> He defeated Bighorse in 2008, and became the only candidate during that election cycle to unseat an incumbent Oklahoma state representative.<ref name="2008termstart">{{cite news |last1=Hinton |first1=Mick |title=Lawmakers are sworn in |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-are-sworn-in/article_349820a1-3b93-5f0d-a534-0b750ff9e516.html |access-date=5 August 2021 |work=Tulsa World |date=19 November 2008}}</ref> Fields formally took office on November 18, 2008,<ref name="2008termstart"/> and served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives until 2010. He ran for election to the Oklahoma Senate from District 10 in 2010, representing Osage, Pawnee, Kay, Payne, and Tulsa counties, and won.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rep. Eddie Fields, Senate District 10 |url=http://oksenategop.com/?page_id=147 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716202335/http://oksenategop.com/?page_id=147 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2012 |accessdate=5 April 2012 }}</ref> He defeated David McLain in the Republican Party primary,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Results are in for legislative race primaries |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/results-are-in-for-legislative-race-primaries/article_00d3c04f-bac0-5d1f-a680-3d881910ec7c.html |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=Tulsa World |date=28 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bisbee |first1=Julie |title=Committee dollars flow into Oklahoma senate race |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3479290/committee-dollars-flow-into-oklahoma-senate-race |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=The Oklahoman |date=26 July 2010}}</ref> then faced Dale Christenson Jr. in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election 2010 |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/election-2010/article_e4edb232-36bd-52f9-9a7b-e6fe0e407872.html |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=Tulsa World |date=1 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Let the races begin |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/let-the-races-begin/article_79a2ac3e-d390-5f19-8556-dabfb1fe2b9b.html |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=Tulsa World |date=8 June 2010}}</ref> His 2014 reelection bid was uncontested.<ref>{{cite news |title=Osage County voters go to polls |url=https://www.pawhuskajournalcapital.com/article/20141105/NEWS/311059851 |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=Pawhuska Journal Capital |date=5 November 2014}}</ref> In the Senate he had focused on applying his agricultural experience towards law-making. While in office, he has voted in favor of repealing the state income tax and restricting abortions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Eddie Fields|url=http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/67526/eddie-fields|publisher=Vote Smart|accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref> He serves as Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Vice-chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services, and as a member of the Tourism and Wildlife, Energy, and Rules committees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senator Eddie Fields Named Chair of Oklahoma Senate Ag Committee|url=http://oklahomafarmreport.com/wire/news/2010/12/02250_EddieFieldsStateSenateAgCom1209_221232.php|publisher=Oklahoma Farm Report|accessdate=5 April 2012}}</ref>
Fields was one of four Republican candidates to seek the office of Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Casteel |first1=Chris |title=Candidates for lieutenant governor may be among last to run separately |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5598994/candidates-for-lieutenant-governor-may-be-among-last-to-run-separately |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=The Oklahoman |date=24 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Kimberly |title=Candidates vying for nominations for three Oklahoma posts |url=https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/candidates-vying-for-nominations-for-three-oklahoma-posts/article_217210b8-bd2e-55af-9fa0-fa7a5ce4cd55.html |access-date=6 August 2021 |work=Joplin Globe |date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
In 2025, Fields was appointed the Oklahoma executive director of the Farm Service Agency during the second administration of President Donald Trump.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Political notebook: Medical association, others join lawsuit over tobacco settlement trust |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_e350c010-f50f-44c4-ad8d-a4123d9e57f1.html |access-date=August 24, 2025 |work=Tulsa World |date=August 24, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://ballotpedia.org/Eddie_Fields Eddie Fields at Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fields, Eddie}} Category:Living people Category:Republican Party Oklahoma state senators Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature Category:1967 births Category:Ranchers from Oklahoma Category:Candidates in the 2018 United States elections