Congressman to be keynote speaker at GOP meeting

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On Saturday, March 8, Congressman Jim Bridenstine, OK-1st Congressional District will be the keynote speaker for the Logan Co. GOP monthly meeting.  The meeting will be at the American Legion at 123 N. 1 St., in Guthrie, beginning at 9 a.m. 

Directly following the American Legion meeting, the Logan Co. GOP with guest, Congressman Jim Bridenstine, will be holding a lunch meeting at Lucille’s Roadhouse, 117 S. Main St., in Mulhall, at 11:30.

Congressman Jim Bridenstine has the honor of serving Oklahoma’s First Congressional District.

Congressman Jim Bridenstine is a Navy pilot and combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and lives with his wife Michelle and their three children Walker (6), Sarah (4), and Grant (9 mos.) in Tulsa, OK.

Bridenstine graduated from Rice University with degrees in economics, business and psychology. After college, he joined the Navy and became a pilot, flying combat missions off the USS Abraham Lincoln in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Operation Southern Watch in Iraq, and Operation Shock and Awe in Iraq. Later, he transitioned to the F-18 Hornet fighter at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, the parent command to TOPGUN, where he flew “Red Air” and was also an instructor.

After leaving active duty, Bridenstine earned an MBA from Cornell University and returned to Tulsa to be the Executive Director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium. He was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve where he flies the E-2C Hawkeye, a surveillance and operations command aircraft, in Central and South America in support of America’s war on drugs.

Additional Honors / Authorized to Wear

Eagle Scout
Air Medal
Navy Commendation Medal with Combat “V”
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal x 2
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Expert Pistol Medal
Battle Efficiency Ribbon

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