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Jari Askins

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Date of birth	April 27, 1953(age 63)
Place of birth	Duncan, Oklahoma
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Lawyer, Judge
Religion	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
15^th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
In office	January 2, 2007 - January 10, 2011
Governor	Brad Henry
Succeeded by	Todd Lamb
Preceded by	Mary Fallin

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Jari Askins (born April 27, 1953) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from the US State of Oklahoma. She was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, being the second female and the first Democratic female to hold that position.

Askins won the Oklahoma Democratic Party's 2010 gubernatorial nomination by defeating Attorney General Drew Edmondson but was defeated in the general election by Republican Congresswoman Mary Fallin.

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