ABOUT DAVID
David and Rachel at
St. Michael’s Chapel at the Holt Family Ranch.
State Senator David Holt represents the 30th District of Oklahoma, which includes portions of Northwest Oklahoma City, Bethany, Warr Acres and The Village. David is a fourth-generation Oklahoman whose conservative values, experience, and deep roots make him uniquely qualified to serve.
In the Senate, David serves in Leadership as Majority Caucus Vice-Chair. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, and Vice Chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, responsible for Central Oklahoma. He also serves on the Joint Water Committee, the Senate Education, Transportation, and Rules committees, and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.
David was overwhelmingly elected on July 27, 2010 with 64 percent of the vote in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election. He took office on November 16, 2010. In his first session in 2011, David emerged as a vocal advocate for taxpayers, leading efforts to restore taxpayer control over local government expenditures and to lower the Oklahoma income tax. David also established a reputation as an effective legislator, successfully shepherding multiple pieces of legislation into law.
David was raised in Northwest Oklahoma City, attending Putnam City Schools from kindergarten through graduation. His path of public service led him first to the U.S. Capitol, where he served House Speaker Dennis Hastert during 9/11. David then spent two years in the White House of President George W. Bush before returning home as Oklahoma's coordinator to re-elect the President in 2004.
David then served U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and Lt. Governor Mary Fallin before becoming Chief of Staff to Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett in 2006, where he served until his election to the Oklahoma State Senate.
David is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City Class XXVI. He was named "40 Under 40" by OKC Business News in 2006 and an 'Achiever Under 40" by The Journal Record in 2010. David is a member of the Osage Nation.
David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from George Washington University, and a Juris Doctor from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. He is an attorney with Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard in downtown Oklahoma City and an adjunct professor with Oklahoma City University.
David and his wife Rachel, a former Oklahoma County prosecutor, married in 2003. They have two children, George and Margaret. The Holts are members of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church.
For more about David Holt’s life before the Oklahoma State Senate, click here.
