Jari Askins

Jari Askins
15th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
In office January 2, 2007 – January 10, 2011
Governor	Brad Henry
Preceded by	Mary Fallin
Succeeded by	Todd Lamb
Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office January 2005 – January 2, 2007
Preceded by	Todd Hiett
Succeeded by	Danny Morgan
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 50th district
In office January 9, 1995 – January 2, 2007
Preceded by	Ed Apple
Succeeded by	Dennis Johnson
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-27) April 27, 1953 (age 71) Duncan, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Oklahoma (BA, JD)

Jari Askins (born April 27, 1953) is an American judge, lawyer, and Democratic politician from the state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, being the second woman and the first female Democrat to hold that position.

Askins won the Oklahoma Democratic Party's 2010 gubernatorial nomination by defeating Attorney General Drew Edmondson. She was defeated in the general election by Republican Congresswoman Mary Fallin.