Congressman Frank Lucas is a fifth generation Oklahoman whose family has lived and farmed in Oklahoma for more than a century. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1982 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election in 1994. Since then, Lucas has been a crusader for the American farmer and has fought to protect Oklahoman values. He currently serves as the Chairman on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the longest serving Republican on both the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Financial Services.