Charlie Laster is the Co-Floor Leader of the Senate. He was elected to the Senate to fill the last two years of Governor Brad Henry's unexpired Senate term and then re-elected in 2004 to a full four year term.

Senator Laster is a life-long resident of Shawnee. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1972, Oklahoma State University (Pre-Law) 1976, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1979.

For the past 28 years, he has maintained a private law practice in Shawnee with an emphasis in small business representation and family law. He is a member of the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma Bar Association, and OSU Alumni Association.

Senator Laster represents District 17, which includes most of Pottawatomie County, the Harrah-Newalla area of Oklahoma County, and far northeastern Cleveland County.

Senator Laster and his wife, Kathy, have been married for 28 years and have two children, Kara, 13, and Luke, age 10. His wife holds a Ph.D. in Psychology, has an active practice, and is a past Chairman and current board member of Unity Hospital in Shawnee.

In his spare time, Charlie is an avid hunter. He is a former state and Big 8 Conference champion in tennis, was an All-Oklahoma high school selection in basketball, and still is an active tennis player today.

Committee Membership

• Appropriations

Offices

District Information: District 17

• Map
• Population and Household

Counties Represented:

• Cleveland
• Oklahoma
• Pottawatomie

Press Releases
Archives: 2007 | 2006 | 2005

• Senate Democrats Choose Laster as New Leader
  11.10.08
  
  
• Senate Approves Measure to Prevent Drug/Alcohol Use by Pregnant Women
  05.20.08
  
  
• Senate Salutes Highway Patrol Troopers
  05.14.08
  
  
• Laster Champions Creation of Cabinet Level Position for State-Tribal Government Issues
  04.15.08
  
  
• Senate Republicans Turning the State Senate into the Political Graveyard for Insurance Reform
  02.22.08