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Mark Vancuren
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Deputy Tulsa County Commissioner | |
Assumed office January 1, 2025 |
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Appointed by | Lonnie Sims |
Preceded by | Jim Rea |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 74th district |
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In office November 15, 2018 – January 1, 2025 |
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Preceded by | Dale Derby |
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Born | March 13, 1964 |
Nationality | American Cherokee Nation |
Political party | Republican |
Mark Vancuren (born March 13, 1964) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 74th district from 2018 to 2025. He currently serves as the Tulsa County deputy county commissioner for the 2nd district.
Biography
Mark Vancuren is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He was a biology teacher and basketball, baseball, golf, and track coach at Owasso High School and participated in the 2018 Oklahoma teachers' strike.
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Vancuren was elected to the 74th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2018. ..... In December 2024 Vancuren announced he would resign from the legislature to serve as Lonnie Sims' deputy county commissioner. He assumed his new office on January 1, 2025. His wife, Sheila Vancuren, was the first candidate to announce for the special election to succeed him.