Frank Lucas

Frank Lucas was born in Cheyenne and is a fifth generation Oklahoman whose family has farmed in the state for more than 120 years.¹ He and his wife, Lynda, have three children and five grandchildren, and their family belongs to Cheyenne's First Baptist Church.¹

Lucas graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1982 with a degree in agricultural economics.¹ He served five and a half years in Oklahoma's House before winning a special election to Congress in 1994.¹ He chaired the House Agriculture Committee from 2011 to 2015.¹

Lucas was the House sponsor of the 2014 Farm Bill, which became law that February and changed farm assistance programs, including price and revenue protection.² He now chairs Agriculture's Conservation, Research and Biotechnology subcommittee.¹ His conservation work includes urging simpler voluntary programs for farmers and examining watershed and flood prevention programs.³

Lucas also chairs the Financial Services task force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience and Economic Prosperity.⁴ He says its work should examine monetary policy tools and structural reforms to safeguard Treasury markets' role in the global financial system.⁴ His district spans northern and western Oklahoma, from the Panhandle to parts of Tulsa and from Mustang to Altus.¹ He faces Democrat Suzie Byrd for Oklahoma's Third District seat.⁵