Steve Lewis (politician)

Steve Lewis
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
In office August 1993 – December 2, 2000
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Tony M. Graham
Succeeded by	David E. O'Meilia
38th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office May 17, 1989 – January 1991
Preceded by	Jim Barker
Succeeded by	Glen D. Johnson Jr.
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 27th district
In office 1980–1990
Preceded by	James B. Townsend
Succeeded by	Dale Smith
District attorney for Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties
In office 1971–1979
Preceded by	John L. Clifton Jr.
Succeeded by	Bill Roberson
Personal details
Education	Oklahoma Baptist University University of Oklahoma College of Law
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy

Steve Lewis is an American attorney and politician who served as the 38th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989 to 1991. He also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1993 to 2000, the 27th district of the Oklahoma House representative from 1980 to 1990, and as the district attorney for Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties from 1971 to 1979.

Biography

Steve Lewis graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He entered the U. S. Navy as a Judge Advocate General and served in the Philippines for three years. He was the elected district attorney for Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties from 1971 to 1979. He was elected to Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 27th district in 1980. From 1989 to 1991 he served as the 38th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Oklahoma in 1990 and for U. S. Senate in 1992. He was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. He resigned December 2, 2000, to enter private practice.