Senator Greg Treat Portrait

I was recently given the honor of painting the portrait of Senator Greg Treat who was elected in 2011 in a special election to represent District 47, which encompasses northwest Oklahoma City and portions of Edmond, Deer Creek, and Bethany.
I want to thank Senator Treat for his confidence in allowing me to capture his legacy in paint. I also want to give a huge Thank You to his wife Maressa Treat who captured me at work photographing her husband and for helping me style the Senator and direction in the composition of the finished portrait. And a a HUGE Shout Out of gratitude to Christina Boothe who worked so diligently for coordination of all our schedules and for keeping the chanels of communication open during what was also a stressful time for the Senator and his wife.
After graduating from Catoosa High School, Treat attended the University of Oklahoma earning a political science and history degree. He graduated with honors and earned an invitation to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Treat also was awarded the Cortez A.M. Ewing Fellowship while at OU, which allowed him to intern for then-U.S. Rep. Tom Coburn, M.D., in Washington, D.C.
In 2021, Treat was unanimously re-elected by the Oklahoma Senate to to serve as president pro tempore, the top leadership position in the Senate. Treat was first elected pro tem by the Senate in 2019. He previously served as the Senate Majority Floor Leader, as an Assistant Majority Floor Leader, and he also has served as a Majority Whip. He previously served as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary as well as a member of the Appropriations, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, Energy and Rules committees.