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Brian Bingman (born December 9, 1953, in Tulsa, OK) is a Republican United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma and is the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

Bingman received a BBA in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Oklahoma in 1976. He is currently employed by Uplands Resources Inc. in Tulsa as Vice-President of Land and Operations. Bingman served as Mayor of Sapulpa from 1992 to 2004 and served in the House of Representatives for District 30 from 2004 to 2006. He was elected to the State Senate in November 2006. He and his wife Paula, have three children, Annie, Blake and Rebecca. Bingman continues active participation in the American Association of Petroleum Landmen, Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen and the Oklahoma Independent Producers Association. He is a member of the Creek Nation. He also is a member of the Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce. He is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sapulpa. His hobbies include golf when time allows and playing with his new grandson, Blake.

Bingman is the current President of The Energy Council, an international coalition of states and Canadian province leaders in Energy policy.