Sen. Micheal Bergstrom’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY –   State Senator Micheal Bergstrom was selected this week to serve as Vice-Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee of the 57th legislature. 

“I am incredibly honored to have been selected to chair this committee,” said Bergstrom, R-Adair.  “I appreciate the opportunity to serve in this capacity and I’m ready to get to work as we strive to find ways to help Oklahoma and its citizens prosper with common sense, conservative ideas.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Micheal Bergstrom was presented with the Oklahoma Legislative Award from the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Association on September 24. 

The plaque given to Bergstrom recognizes the work the Adair Republican has done at the state capitol to help sheriff's offices across the state.  Area Representatives Josh West and Kyle Hilbert were also presented with the award.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Micheal Bergstrom joined members of the Vinita City Council and city officials on August 21for the presentation of an honorary grant check for $25,000 from AARP Oklahoma earmarked for improvements to downtown Vinita.

The grant, which is part of AARP Oklahoma’s Community Challenge program, will fund a revitalization project slated to significantly improve the safety and walkability of downtown Vinita and the community’s historic Route 66 Main Street area. 

OKLAHOMA CITY –   State Senator Micheal Bergstrom attended the Oklahoma Educators & Industry Partnership (OEIP) Educator Camp and roundtable discussion on June 25th at the Rogers State University facility located at the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor. 

            This year’s camp focused on four critical industry sectors for the state of Oklahoma, with leading area businesses participating in the event, including manufacturing (Baker Hughes), energy (GRDA), aerospace (Nordam), and port logistics (Tulsa Port of Catoosa). 

OKLAHOMA CITY –   State Senator Micheal Bergstrom and several of his fellow legislators attended the annual American Legion Boys State Legislative Forum this week, held at the NEO A&M campus in Miami on Wednesday, May 30.

Bergstrom was joined by State Representatives Mike Sanders, Scott Fetgatter, Ben Loring, as well as State Senator J.J. Dossett for the annual political roundtable discussion to address issues, ideology and the importance of being an educated and fact-based voter.

OKLAHOMA CITY –   State Senator Micheal Bergstrom announced this week he was notified by the governor’s office that nine communities in northeastern Oklahoma have been named federal Opportunity Zones under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities.

State Senator Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, has proposed a three phase plan aimed at providing pay raises for state teachers and state employees.
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OKLAHOMA CITY –   State Senator Micheal Bergstrom filed two bills this week aimed at helping to recruit and retain teachers in Oklahoma schools. 

Senate Bill 1188 would allow a certified classroom teacher to earn a tuition waiver worth 12 credit hours of resident tuition each year the teacher is employed by an Oklahoma public school district to be used for the postsecondary education of the teacher’s child or children. 

State Senator Micheal Bergstrom visited the Home of Hope in Vinita this week, where he toured the facility and had the opportunity to see firsthand the various programs the organization has to offer.

State Senator Micheal Bergstrom attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) Vezey Veterans Complex in Oklahoma City last week.  The new facility is named in honor of the last survivor of the USS Oklahoma, Lieutenant Commander Edward Earl Vezey, Jr., as well as the 429 service members who died on the USS Oklahoma when it sunk on December 7, 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.