Ben Robinson, nicknamed "Bulldog", is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate between 1989 and 2004. He retired in 2004 due to term limits.
Robinson ran for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 midterm elections.
Career Oklahoma Senate Robinson was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1988.
Robinson ran for re-election to a second term in 1992.
In 1996, Ben Robinson faced a primary challenge from former state representative John Monks of Muskogee, who had lost his Oklahoma House of Representatives seat two years prior. He defeated Monks in the primary with 64% of the vote. Despite trailing by a large margin, Monks requested a recount. The recount stopped at Monks request after 3 of 36 precincts were recounted, resulting in Robinson gaining three votes.
In the 2000 election Robinson faced Republican Tommy Anderson, a Muskogee School board member. He was re-elected with 16,225 votes to Anderson's 7,550 votes.
Robinson retired in 2004 due to term limits. He endorsed John Edwards in the 2004 Democratic presidential primary.
2022 Congressional campaign Robinson left the Democratic Party and filed to run as an Independent for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 midterm elections.
References