Kevin Stitt (politician)
John Kevin Stitt (* 28. December 1972 in Milton , Florida ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . In the gubernatorial election on November 6, 2018 , he was elected to succeed Mary Fallin . He took office as governor of the state of Oklahoma on January 14, 2019. He is the first US citizen with Indian ancestry to be elected governor of a US state .
Family, education and work
Stitt grew up in Norman , Oklahoma, where his father was a pastor. He attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting .
He worked in the financial sector for a number of years and started his own company called Gateway , a financial services company, in 2000 . Until 2018 he headed Gateway as CEO . He continues to serve as chairman . Under Stitt's leadership, Gateway was also involved in development aid abroad. Gateway helped to build and finance a school in Nigeria and to build and finance a farm for orphans in Uganda .
Stitt's great-grandfather, an Indian from the Cherokee tribe , was given land based on his ancestry. This is still family-owned today.
In 1998 he married Sarah and the marriage had six children. You live in Tulsa .
Political career
In August 2017, Stitt announced that it was running for governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Mary Fallin was not allowed to run again due to a term limit in the Oklahoma Constitution.
In the Republican primaries, Stitt came in second. The following ballot he sat against the former mayor of Oklahoma City , Mick Cornett , by and was the Republican candidate for the general election, which took place on 6 November 2018th He received the support of Cornett, Ted Cruz , Rick Santorum , Tom Coburn and Donald Trump .
His opponent was Drew Edmondson ( Democrat ), a former Attorney General of Oklahoma. Although Oklahoma is seen as a relatively clear Republican-leaning state, polls indicated a head-to-head race between Stitt and Edmondson. This prompted US Vice President Mike Pence to make several campaign appearances for Stitt. Stitt won the election with 54.3% of the votes and was sworn in as the new governor of Oklahoma on January 14, 2019.
On July 15, 2020, Stitt announced that he had Covid-19 . Before that, a US governor had not been known to have been infected with Covid 19.
Web links
- Official website as governor of Oklahoma (English)
Individual evidence
Oklahoma Territory (1890–1907):
Steele |
Martin |
Seay |
Renfrow |
Barnes |
Jenkins |
Grimes |
Ferguson |
Frantz
State of Oklahoma (since 1907):
Haskell |
Cruce |
Williams |
Robertson |
Walton |
Trapp |
Johnston |
Holloway |
W. Murray |
Marland |
Phillips |
Kerr |
Turner |
J. Murray |
Gary |
Edmondson |
Nigh |
Bellmon |
Bartlett |
Hall |
Bores |
Nigh |
Bellmon |
Walters |
Keating |
Henry |
Fallin |
Stitt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stitt, Kevin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stitt, John Kevin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milton , Florida |