Full Name:
John Sparks
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Elizabeth; 2 Children: Hunt, Benjamin
Birth Place:
Sulphur, OK
Home City:
Norman, OK
Religion:
United Methodist
JD, University of Oklahoma, 1994
AB, Harvard College, 1991
Former Assistant Minority Floor Leader, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Minority Floor Leader, Oklahoma State Senate
Senator, Oklahoma State Senate, District 16, 2006-2018
Minority Leader, Oklahoma State Senate, 2017-2018
Former Member, Agriculture and Wildlife Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Energy Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Finance Subcommittee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Insurance Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Retirement and Insurance Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Rancher
Founder, Corner Post Management & Consulting, Limited Liability Company
Attorney, Crowe & Dunlevy
Attorney, Foliart, Huff, Ottaway & Bottom
Attorney, Odom, Sparks, & Jones, present
Legislative Aide, United States Representative Bill Brewster
Intern, United States Senator David Boren
President, Cleveland County Bar Association
Member, Cleveland County Cattleman's Association
President, Cleveland County Workforce Investment Board
Board Member, Health for Friends
Former Chair, Leadership Norman
Graduate, Leadership Norman
Administrative Board, McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church
Member, Norman Chamber of Commerce
Member, Oklahoma Cattleman's Association
Member, Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Member, Sooner Rotary Club
Board Member, Thunderbird Clubhouse
Volunteer, United Way of Norman