14 Facts About Lance Cargill

Lance Cargill was born on September 13,1971 and is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the US state of Oklahoma.

Lance Cargill resigned his leadership role due to tax and ethics controversies and was succeeded as speaker by Chris Benge.

Since leaving the Oklahoma legislature, Lance Cargill has neither run for nor held an elective office.

Lance Cargill has shifted his focus to serving as a political consultant.

Lance Cargill has formed various partnerships, and is headquartered in his hometown of Harrah.

Lance Cargill was born and raised in Harrah, Oklahoma, where he attended Harrah Public Schools.

Lance Cargill then attended the Vanderbilt University Law School and earned a Juris Doctor.

Lance Cargill was first elected to the Oklahoma House in 2000 and served four terms in that body.

In December 2006, Lance Cargill was selected by his party to serve as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Lance Cargill was formally elected on the constitutionally-mandated organizational day on January 2,2007.

At the time of his election, Lance Cargill was the youngest state house speaker in the United States.

On January 28,2008, following heavy criticism for his failure to pay state taxes in a timely manner and questions about questionable fundraising activities by a PAC he led in 2006, Lance Cargill resigned as Speaker of the House.

Lance Cargill remained in the Legislature as a state representative, and did not file for re-election to his seat in 2008.

Lance Cargill has neither held nor run for elective office since leaving the speakership.