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27th Governor of Oklahoma

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Lieutenant
Todd Lamb
Preceded by
Brad Henry
Succeeded by
Kevin Stitt
Governor
Frank Keating , Brad Henry
Born
Mary Copeland , ( 1954-12-09 ) December 9, 1954 (age 71) , Warrensburg, Missouri , U.S.
Party
Democratic (before 1975), Republican (1975–present)
Spouses
Joseph Fallin ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1998 ) ​ Wade Christensen ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 ) ​
Children
3 (with Fallin), 3 stepchildren (with Christensen)
Education
Oklahoma Baptist University (attended), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater ( BS )

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Official website
www.maryfallin.org
Image
Mary Fallin official 110th Congress photo.jpg
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Mary Fallin
date of birth
1954-12-09
name in native language
Mary Fallin
birth name
Mary Copeland
social media followers
6442
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org/governor/mary-fallin
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Mary Newt Fallin (/ˈfælɪn/; née Copeland; born December 9, 1954) is an American politician and real estate broker who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2011, and as lieutenant governor from 1995 to 2007. As of 2026, Fallin remains the only woman to have served as governor of Oklahoma.

Beginning a career in politics, Fallin was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1990. She served two terms in the Oklahoma House, representing a district in Oklahoma City, from 1990 to 1995. In 1994, Fallin was elected to serve as the 14th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma; being elected to a total of three terms, she served under two different governors from 1995 to 2007. After seven-term Republican incumbent Ernest Istook announced that he would retire from his seat to run for governor, Fallin declared her candidacy for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, where she was elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011.

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