Sean Burrage
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| Oklahoma Senate Democratic Leader | |
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Assumed office January 15, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Rice |
| State Senator from Oklahoma's 2nd State Senate district | |
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Assumed office November 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Stratton Taylor |
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| Born |
April 20, 1968 Durant, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carole Burrage |
| Residence | Claremore, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Sean Burrage was named President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Durant, Oklahoma) on May 15, 2014, by the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents. He began his duties on July 1, 2014. A Durant native, Burrage completed his second term as an Oklahoma State Senator (District 2) in May 2014. He did not seek a third term in office.
On July 7, 2014, an overflow crowd officially welcomed Burrage to Durant with a reception at the Choctaw Event Center. Among those in attendance were numerous elected officials, higher education regents and presidents, business leaders, and university and community representatives. Burrage is a member of The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Burrage serves as Vice Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Council of Presidents (Oklahoma). He is also Vice Chairman of Imagine Durant.
Burrage received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to serving in the state senate, he served as former U.S. Senator David L. Boren’s legislative director in Washington, D.C., and as special assistant and director of state and federal relations at the University of Oklahoma.
Both Burrage and his wife received their undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Oklahoma. He served the State of Oklahoma as former U.S. Senator David L. Boren’s Legislative Director in Washington, D.C., and continued his public service as Special Assistant and Director of State and Federal Relations to Boren after he became president of the University of Oklahoma.
Burrage is a past board member of the University Hospitals Authority at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, and currently serves as a member of the OU-Tulsa President's Cabinet.
Burrage played an active role in the communities of Rogers and Mayes counties by serving on the board of directors for Tri-County CASA and as President of Share the Spirit, a local charity that has helped many families. He was named Tri-County CASA Attorney of the Year in 2001 in recognition for his pro-bono representation of minor children in the juvenile court system.
Sean and Carole Burrage have been married 22 years and have two sons, Truman, 19, and Carter, 11. They made their home in Claremore for 18 years, where Sean practiced law and Carole served on the faculty of Rogers State University prior to becoming a stay-at-home Mom. Sean is the son of former United States District Judge Michael Burrage and Aletha Burrage, an elementary school principal. He is also the nephew of former State Auditor and Inspector Steve Burrage.
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