Michael Craig Turpen was born on November 10,1949 and is an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma.
11 Facts About Mike Turpen
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Mike Turpen was appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry in 2009 to serve as member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
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Mike Turpen was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he attended Tulsa Public Schools.
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Mike Turpen then joined the Muskogee County District Attorney's Office where he would serve as the Chief Prosecutor and then as the First Assistant District Attorney.
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In 1976, Mike Turpen was elected, as a Democrat, as the District Attorney for Muskogee County.
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In 1982, Mike Turpen became the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Oklahoma.
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Mike Turpen defeated his Republican opponent and entered office in 1983.
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Mike Turpen served in that position until 1987 when he declined to seek reelection to run for Governor of Oklahoma in 1986.
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Since leaving public service in 1987, Mike Turpen has been a partner in the law firm of Riggs, Abney, Neal, Mike Turpen, Orbison and Lewis in Oklahoma City.
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In 2009, Mike Turpen was appointed by Democratic Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry to serve as member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
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Mike Turpen was reappointed to serve another nine-year term on the Oklahoma State Regents for High Education in May 2018 by then Governor Mary Fallin.