Background
Dank, David was born on July 14, 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Dank, David was born on July 14, 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dank graduated from Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City and attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman.
He held this position from 2007 until his death, succeeding his term-limited wife, Odilia Dank, the first woman to serve as chairman of the House Education Committee, who died in August 2013. Dank was the president of Dank Consulting in Oklahoma City. Dank was the publisher of the Moore Monitor and the Oklahoma Conservative Review newspapers.
As an executive vice president of the Oklahoma Retail Merchants Association, Dank worked for passage of his state"s consumer cr code and the law requiring photo identity on drivers’ licenses.
David Dank died of a heart attack on April 10, 2015 at his home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dank was the chairman of two House committees: the House Tax Cr and Economic Incentive Oversight, and Long-term Care and Senior Services.
He additionally served as chairman of the House and Senate Conference Committee on Long-term Care and Senior Services.
He was a political analyst and commentator for KTOK radio, the Oklahoma News Network, and the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. Dank was a member of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the National Rifle Association, and the executive committees of the Republican parties of the state of Oklahoma as well as Oklahoma County.
Married Odilia Dank; 1 child Trina.