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David F. Myers (July 18, 1938 – November 11, 2011) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Senate, representing an electoral district that includes Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, and Noble counties. Myers retired from ConocoPhillips in Ponca City where he worked as a chemical engineer in the oil refining industry for 33 years. Until his death, he worked as an independent consultant for the oil industry. ==Political career== Myers was elected to the Oklahoma Senate on November 5, 2002, beating both Democratic Party candidate Tom Leonard and independent candidate Den Coates. Myers received 11,010 votes.〔(2002 General Election Results ), Oklahoma State Election Board, November 5, 2002 (accessed April 28, 2013)〕 Myers was among the supporters of a tort reform bill in 2007.〔Greiner, John. (Tort reform bill passes, now it's in the governor's court ), ''The Oklahoman'', April 20, 2007. (accessed April 28, 2013)〕 He was the 2008 author of a bill to expand a smoking ban to all public places.〔Greiner, John. (Bill would expand 2003 smoking ban ), ''The Oklahoman'', February 19, 2008. (accessed April 28, 2013)〕 Myers first served as the vice chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee before serving as chair of the committee in 2011.〔McNutt, Michael and John Estus. (New cast set to deal with Oklahoma issues ), ''The Oklahoman'', February 6, 2011. (accessed April 28, 2013)〕 He died of pneumonia on November 11, 2011.〔(Oklahoma Senator David Myers Dies ), News9.com (accessed April 28, 2013)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Myers (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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