Cal Hobson

Cal Hobson
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
In office
2003–2005
Preceded by Stratton Taylor
Succeeded by Mike Morgan
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 16th district
In office
1990–2006
Preceded by Gary Gardenhire
Succeeded by John Sparks
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 45th district
In office
1978–1990
Preceded by Glenn Floyd
Succeeded by Ed Crocker
Personal details
Born (1945-03-30) March 30, 1945
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Elaine (Wheeler) Hobson (div.)
Children one
Residence Lexington, Oklahoma
Alma mater University of Oklahoma
Occupation Col. USAF (ret.), farmer/rancher

Calvin Jackson Hobson III (born March 30, 1945) is an American politician in the state of Oklahoma.[1]

A Democrat, Hobson served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1978 to 1990.[2] In 1990, he was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate where he served until his retirement in 2006. Hobson also served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate from 2003 to 2005.[3]

Cal Hobson also served in the United States Air Force in both active duty and reserve capacity from 1969 until his retirement at the rank of colonel in 1999. He currently resides in Lexington, Oklahoma on a fifth generation-owned family farm.

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