Micheal Bergstrom's Biography
- State Senate (OK) - District 1, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (OK) - District 1
Contact Information
Office
2300 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 412
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Full Name:
Micheal Bergstrom
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Robin; 4 Children
Home City:
Adair, OK
Religion:
Lutheran
Attended, Northeastern State University
BA, English, University of Southern Florida
Senator, Oklahoma State Senate, District 1, 2016-present
Candidate, Oklahoma State Senate, District 1, 2020
Chair, Administrative Rules Committee
Member, Business, Commerce, and Tourism Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, General Government Committee
Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on the Grand River Dam Authority Members
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Select Committee on Business Retention and Economic Development
Former Member, Aeronautics and Transportation Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Aeronautics and Transportation Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Business and Commerce Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Finance Subcommittee, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Oklahoma State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Human Services, Oklahoma State Senate
High School English Teacher, Bluejacket Public Schools, 1999-present
Former Reporter/Editor/Freelance Writer
Former Elder, Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Number of Grandchildren:
9 Grandchildren
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
According to Bergstrom, the state's education problem was one of the issues that made him decide it was time for him to enter the senate race.
"We have to provide our school districts, teachers and students with a funding mechanism that is stable. Forcing students to use textbooks that are falling apart because schools don't have the funds to replace them is outrageous," he said, "and yes, more money for teachers would be nice, but just raising our already too high sales tax to do that and making life more difficult for our families when they go to buy groceries is not the answer."