Josh Cockroft

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American politician

Succeeded byBenjamin Lepak (acting)

Josh Cockroft
Official portrait, 2012

Secretary of State of Oklahoma
In office September 13, 2023 – October 2, 2025
Governor	Kevin Stitt
Preceded by	Brian Bingman
Succeeded by	Benjamin Lepak (acting)
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 27th district
In office November 16, 2010 – November 15, 2018
Preceded by	Shane Jett
Succeeded by	Danny Sterling

Personal details
Born	(1989-02-06) February 6, 1989 (age 36) Tecumseh, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Calvary Chapel Bible College

Josh Cockroft (born February 6, 1989) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 27th district from 2010 to 2018 and as the Oklahoma Secretary of State from 2023 to 2025.^[1]^[2]

Cockroft attended Calvary Chapel Bible College.^[3]

Career

Cockroft served as a program director for TeenPact Leadership Schools, a Christian program that trains young people to engage in policy and the political process to advance Christian values.^[4] He was first elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2010 at age 20.^[5]

In 2013, Cockroft led an effort to defund the Oklahoma Arts Council.^[6]

After leaving the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Cockroft led government affairs for the Oklahoma Association of Realtors from 2019 to 2022.^[5]

He was the political director of Kevin Stitt's 2022 re-election campaign. In December 2022, he was appointed as the deputy chief of staff of the Governor of Oklahoma.^[7] On September 13, 2023 he was appointed Oklahoma Secretary of State by Governor Kevin Stitt.^[8]^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "Representative Josh Cockroft". Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
↑ "Rep. Josh Cockroft announces he will not seek re-election". News-star.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
↑ "Josh Cockroft | Oklahoma Secretary of State". Muraena.ai. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
↑ Cools, Quinton (June 8, 2016). "The Congress Experience". TeenPact. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
1 2 Staff, Journal Record (September 15, 2023). "Stitt appoints new secretary of state, chief policy adviser". Retrieved August 14, 2025.
↑ X; Email; Bluesky (January 24, 2013). "Bill seeks to eliminate funding for Oklahoma Arts Council". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2025. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
↑ Krehbiel, Randy (December 4, 2022). "Political notebook: Lawmakers begin filing 2023 legislation". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
↑ "Governor Stitt Taps Josh Cockroft to Serve as Secretary of State and Chief Policy Advisor, Thanks Secretary Bingman for his Service". oklahoma.gov. Governor of Oklahoma. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
↑ Morgan, Ben (September 14, 2023). "Former State Rep. Josh Cockroft appointed as Oklahoma Secretary of State". KRMG. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
↑ Krehbiel, Randy (September 15, 2023). "Stitt appoints aide secretary of state". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Brian Bingman	Secretary of State of Oklahoma 2023–2025	Succeeded by Benjamin Lepak Acting

Cabinet of Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt (2019–present)

Cabinet
Secretary of Agriculture	Blayne Arthur (2019–present)
Secretary of the Budget	Mike Mazzei (2019–2020) John Laws (2022–2024) Position abolished
Secretary of Commerce	Deborah Moorad (2025–present)
Secretary of Education	Michael Rogers (2019–2020) Ryan Walters (2020–2023) Katherine Curry (2023) Nellie Tayloe Sanders (2024–2025) Dan Hamlin (2025–present)
Secretary of Energy and Environment	Kenneth Wagner (2019–2022) Ken McQueen (2022–2024) Jeff Starling (2024–present)
Secretary of Health and Mental Health	Jerome Loughridge (2019–2020) Kevin Corbett (2020–2023) Corey Finch (2024) Ellen Buettner (2024–2025) Vacant
Secretary of Human Services	Steven Buck (2019–2020) Justin Brown (2020–2023) Deborah Shropshire (2023–2024) Position abolished
Secretary of Licensing and Regulation	Susan Winchester (2021–present)
Secretary of Public Safety	Chip Keating (2019–2020) Tricia Everest (2021–present)
Secretary of State	Michael Rogers (2019–2020) Brian Bingman (2020–2023) Josh Cockroft (2023–2025) Benjamin Lepak (2025–present)
Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife, & Heritage	Matt Pinnell (2019–2023) Position abolished
Secretary of Transportation	Tim Gatz (2019–2024) Tim Gatz (2024–present)^[a]
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Ben T. Robinson (2019–2022) John Nash (2022–present)
Secretary of Workforce Development	Matt Pinnell (2023–2024) Position abolished
Adjutant General	Michael C. Thompson (2019–2021) Thomas H. Mancino (2021–present)
Secretary of Operations and Government Efficiency	John Suter (2023–2024) Position abolished
Secretary of Digital Transformation and Administration	David Ostrowe (2019–2021) Position abolished
Secretary of Agency Accountability	John Budd (2019–2021) Position abolished
Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development	Sean Kouplen (2019–2021) Scott Mueller (2021–2022) Position abolished
Secretary of Native American Affairs	Lisa Johnson Billy (2019) Brian Bingman (2020–2023) Position abolished
Secretary of Economic Administration	Jennifer Grigsby (2021–2023) Position abolished
Secretary of Science and Innovation	Kayse Shrum (2019–2020) Elizabeth Pollard (2020–2023) Position abolished
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