Gentner Frederick Drummond was born on October 1,1963 and is an American attorney, rancher, Air Force veteran, and politician serving as the 20th attorney general of Oklahoma.
37 Facts About Gentner Drummond
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Gentner Drummond deployed to Iraq during the Gulf War, taking part in the Gulf War air campaign, and retiring with the rank of Captain.
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Gentner Drummond later founded Drummond Law and became the principal owner of Blue Sky Bank and Drummond Communications.
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On January 13,2025, Gentner Drummond announced he wouldn't seek re-election and launched a 2026 campaign for governor at a rally in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
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Gentner Drummond is part of the fifth-generation of Oklahoma's Drummond banking and ranching family.
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Gentner Drummond bought his first piece of land at age 14 and later graduated valedictorian from Hominy High School in Hominy, Oklahoma in 1981.
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Gentner Drummond was commissioned in the United States Air Force in March 1985, served for eight years, reached the rank of captain, and flew F-15C Eagles.
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Gentner Drummond said during the war he ignored orders to shoot down a unidentified plane and was arrested by military police.
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The plane was later identified as a "Saudi Arabian prince" and Gentner Drummond was released with commendations.
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Gentner Drummond earned a Distinguished Flying Cross for "superb situational awareness, airmanship and understanding of the established rules of engagement", three Air Medals, and four Aerial Achievement Medals during his service.
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Gentner Drummond completed 32 missions with 190 hours of flight time during the conflict.
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Gentner Drummond then attended the night program at the Georgetown University Law Center where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1995.
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Gentner Drummond is a principal owner of Blue Sky Bank, as well as Gentner Drummond Communications, a store agency for US Cellular under the trade name Premier Locations.
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Gentner Drummond owns the 1,100-acre event location Post Oak Lodge.
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Gentner Drummond operates a 25,000-acre ranch near Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
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Gentner Drummond ran for Attorney General of Oklahoma as a Republican in the 2018 election.
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Michael J Hunter led the first round with 44.5 percent of the vote while Drummond finished in second with 38.5 percent, with both advancing to a runoff election.
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Gentner Drummond campaigned as a reform-oriented political outsider with more experience, maintaining that Hunter had never tried a case.
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Gentner Drummond attacked Hunter as a "career lobbyist" who was overly reliant on outside counsel and challenged Hunter's residency in Oklahoma, while Hunter characterized Gentner Drummond as dishonest and unethical.
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Gentner Drummond ran for attorney general again in the 2022 election, despite speculation he may instead run for Oklahoma's open senate seat.
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Gentner Drummond campaigned as a candidate independent of Governor Kevin Stitt, who had appointed O'Connor after Michael J Hunter's resignation.
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Gentner Drummond claimed that the donation to Biden's campaign was made by his wife and provided receipts showing the donation was later refunded.
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Gentner Drummond refused and his campaign was not supported by the Osage Nation.
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Gentner Drummond defeated O'Connor in a close Republican primary election, winning 180,338 votes compared to O'Connor's 174,125.
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In January 2023, Gentner Drummond announced one of his early priorities in office would be to investigate the misuse of COVID-19 relief funds.
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Gentner Drummond is a member of the Oklahoma District Attorney's Council.
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In December 2024, Gentner Drummond dismissed excessive force charges filed against Oklahoma City Police Department sergeant Joseph Gibson by Oklahoma County district attorney Vicki Behenna.
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Gentner Drummond attended the execution of Scott Eizember on January 12,2023, and afterward he announced a slowdown to Oklahoma's execution schedule citing the stress the schedule caused on Oklahoma Department of Corrections staff.
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In February 2023, Drummond withdrew his predecessor John M O'Connor's opinion allowing funding for religious charter schools and encouraged members of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to reject the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City's charter school application.
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Gentner Drummond said he was not "taking a stance" on Walter's rules.
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In February 2023, Gentner Drummond joined other Republican attorneys general in opposing the proposed designation of the lesser prairie-chicken as an endangered species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act.
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In 2023, Gentner Drummond supported resentencing efforts for domestic violence victims like April Wilkens.
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Gentner Drummond said he "grew up in the Osage" and was exposed to "battery and violence" in that community, saying that it is not an ethnic issue but one that affects everyone.
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On January 13,2025, Gentner Drummond launched a 2026 campaign for Governor of Oklahoma at a rally in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
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Gentner Drummond was endorsed by the Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police at his campaign launch.
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Reality television star and entrepreneur Ree Gentner Drummond is married to Gentner Drummond's second cousin.
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Gentner Drummond has an interest in fashion that he credits to his wife.