Kirk Humphreys was considered a favorite candidate of the Republican party establishment for US Senator in 2004, losing to former Congressman Tom Coburn, MD in the primary.
14 Facts About Kirk Humphreys
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Kirk Humphreys is the Executive Chairman of Kirk Humphreys Capital, a real estate investment fund management company based in Oklahoma City.
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Kirk Humphreys graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1972 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.
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From 1972 until 1989, Kirk Humphreys built a distribution business with his brothers that specialized in the distribution of beauty products and other non-food items to leading retailers across the United States.
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Kirk Humphreys is Executive Chairman of Kirk Humphreys Capital, which manage real estate investment funds with more than one billion dollars in assets in 15 states.
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Kirk Humphreys serves as a trustee of the Oklahoma Industries Authority and on the boards of The Navigators, New Horizons Foundation, the Oklahoma State Fair, Pulse Evangelism, and Search Ministries.
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Kirk Humphreys formerly served as a director of OGE Energy and as a trustee of the Urban Land Institute.
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Kirk Humphreys was the founding chairman of the Oklahoma District Council of ULI.
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From 2008 until 2019, Kirk Humphreys was co-host of "Flash Point," an award-winning locally-produced Sunday morning political talk show on Oklahoma City NBC affiliate KFOR-TV, alongside co-host Mike Turpen and moderator Kevin Ogle.
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On December 10,2017, in his capacity as a "Flash Point" cohost, Kirk Humphreys made comments about his personal beliefs, the "me too" movement, homosexuality, and his belief in the existence of universal truth in a culture of moral relativism.
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Kirk Humphreys's comments prompted calls for his resignation from the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents by the LGBTQ Alumni Society and Freedom Oklahoma.
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Kirk Humphreys was elected to the Putnam City School Board in 1987 and served until 1995.
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In 2004, Kirk Humphreys was a candidate in the Republican primary for the US Senate and was considered a favorite for the party's nomination as he was endorsed by incumbent Don Nickles and Oklahoma's other US Senator James Inhofe.
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In 1972, Kirk Humphreys married the former Danna Kircher of Stroud, Oklahoma.