Full Name:
Gary W. Banz
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Linda; 3 Children: Michelle, Mark, Mindy
Birth Date:
12/07/1945
Birth Place:
Sylvia, KS
Home City:
Midwest City, OK
Religion:
Nazarene
MEd, University of Central Oklahoma, 1970-1974
BS, Southern Nazarene College, 1963-1968
Former Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Representative, Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 2004-2016
Majority Whip, Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 2015-2016
Chair, Republican Party, Oklahoma 4th Congressional District, 1995-1997
Nominated, Oklahoma Presidential Elector, 1996
Former Member, Administrative Rules and Government Oversight Committee, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Subcommittee, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Former Member, House Elections and Ethics Committee, Oklahoma
Former Member, House General Government Subcommittee, Oklahoma
Former Member, House Rules Committee, Oklahoma
Former Member, House Tourism and International Relations, Oklahoma
Former Chair, Rules Committee, Oklahoma State House of Representatives
Member, Task Force on Military Sustainability and Veterans Issues, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, Oklahoma County Election Board, 1999-2001
Public Educator, Putnam City/Ada/Midwest City High Schools, 1970-1998
Served, United States Army Reserves, 1982-1990
Served, United States Army, 1968-1970
Member, Association of American Educators
Member, Board of Directors, United States Ship Oklahoma Memorial
Member, Choctaw Chamber of Commerce
Member, Choctaw Church of the Nazarene
President, Defenders of Dreams Heritage Center Foundation
Member, Leadership Midwest City Alumni
Member, Mid-America Kiwanis Club, Midwest City
Member, Midwest City Chamber of Commerce
Member, Midwest City Rotary Club
Member, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals
Member, Oklahoma Coaches Association
Co-Chair, Oklahoma Delegation, American Legislative Exchange Council
Co-Chair, Oklahoma Delegation, American Legislative Exchange Council, 2006-present
Executive Director, Oklahoma Honor Flights, 2009-present
Board of Directors, American Legislative Exchange Council, 2013
Member, Board of Directors, Science Museum Oklahoma, 2007-2009
Member, Board of Regents, Rose State College, 2001-2004
Graduate, Leadership Oklahoma Class XVII, 2003-2004
President, Mid-America Kiwanis Club, Midwest City, 1998, 2004
Member, Basketball Advisory Board, Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, 1984-1991
President, Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association, 1980
Awards:
Army Commendation Medal, 1970
Army Achievement Medal, 1985
Names of Grandchildren:
Nathan, Caleb, Hailey, Maggie, Lily, Mindy.
Number of Grandchildren:
6