Josh Brecheen


Josh Brecheen is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He currently serves in the Oklahoma Senate, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall counties.

Personal life

Brecheen attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, until he was elected as the state National FFA Organization president in April 1997. After retiring from the FFA, he graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2002 with a dual degree in animal science and agricultural communications.
He owns a motivational speaking business, called Brecheen Keynotes and Seminars.

Senate career

Brecheen was elected to the Senate in 2010.
He serves on the Education, Judiciary, Retirement and Insurance, and the Rules committee in the Senate, as well as the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.
Brecheen has repeatedly introduced legislation into the state house that would promote the teaching of religious views of creation in tax-payer funded public schools. These efforts have, to date, been unsuccessful. During the teacher walkouts of April 2018, Breechen introduced an amendment to tax zero-emission industries in order to fund education, rather than taxing oil and gas companies that are well-represented in Oklahoma.

Election results