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Largent, Steve, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1994-2002), 1954-

 Person

Biographical:

Steve Largent is a Republican who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, serving four terms from 1994 to 2002, winning over 60% of the vote in each election. He resigned his seat in 2002 to run for governor of Oklahoma, which he lost to Democrat Brad Henry in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.

Steve Largent played college football at Tulsa University. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1976, but was traded to the expansion Seattle Seahawks during preseason and played for the Seahawks for his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) career.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Steven Michael "Steve" Largent Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-2002-1
Scope and Contents The Largent collection contains materials obtained and created by the congressman and his staff during the time he represented Oklahoma in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bulk of the materials consist of press clippings and newslettters. The remainder consists of correspondence, speeches, administrative materials, and research materials collected by the office.