Jim Halligan

Jim Halligan
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 21st district
In office
November 19, 2008 – November 22, 2016
Preceded byMike Morgan
Succeeded byTom Dugger
16th President of Oklahoma State University
In office
1994–2002
Preceded byRay M. Bowen (Interim)
Succeeded byDavid J. Schmidly
Personal details
BornJames Edmund Halligan
(1936-06-23)June 23, 1936
Moorland, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2022(2022-10-25) (aged 86)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseAnn Halligan
WebsiteSenate website

James Edmund Halligan (June 23, 1936 – October 25, 2022) was an American state senator from Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University president. Halligan defeated Robert "Bob" Murphy in 2008, gaining a Republican seat in the state senate and helping to deliver his party control for the first time in state history.

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