Mike Lay

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Mike Lay (2024).jpg | caption = Lay in 2024 | state_house = Oklahoma | district = 68th | predecessor = Lonnie Sims | successor = | term_start = November 20, 2024 | term_end = | party = Republican Party }} '''Mike Lay''' is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 68th district since 2024.

== Career == Lay was born and raised in Tulsa, graduating from Will Rogers High School.<ref name="Tw-endorse2024">{{cite news |title=Endorsement: Oklahoma House District 68 conservative Mike Lay prepared for governance |url=https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/editorial/endorsement-oklahoma-house-district-68-conservative-mike-lay-prepared-for-governance/article_b1b6d792-236e-11ef-a570-ebc4b5445fba.html |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=Tulsa World |date=7 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> He founded Layco Electric Innovations, an electronics manufacturing company.<ref name="Krehbiel-1" /> He is an ordained minister and founding member of Victory Christian Church.<ref name="Tw-endorse2024" />

== Oklahoma House == Lay ran for the Oklahoma House of Representatives 68th district to succeed Lonnie Sims. He faced Jonathan Grable in the Republican primary.<ref name="Krehbiel-1">{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Lay, Grable vying to be new state representative for west Tulsa and Jenks |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/lay-grable-vying-to-be-new-state-representative-for-west-tulsa-and-jenks/article_dbc2b146-2288-11ef-bfa9-afec690ac0ef.html |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=Tulsa World |date=5 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Lay won the election with about 52% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=June 18 primary election results for the Tulsa area |url=https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2024-06-18/june-18-primary-election-results-for-the-tulsa-area |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=Public Radio Tulsa |date=19 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

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