Meet Andy
Andy Fugate is a proud Oklahoman, a father, and a community leader. A graduate of Del City High School, Andy went on to earn his Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Family
Andy and his wife, Jamie, raised their family here. Jamie teaches at Parkview Elementary, the same public school Andy attended as a child. It's also the same elementary school their children attended. Andy is proud their children are both graduates of Del City High School like their dad. Andy and his family attend Sunny Lane United Methodist Church. He has served the church in a variety of roles. He is a Sunday School teacher and has been chairman of both the church’s administrative council and the SPRC. Of course, Andy is also a proud member of the Sunny Lane UMC Orchestra!
Career
Prior to his election, Andy was Director of New Media Technology for The Oklahoman. His teams created industry-leading web and mobile solutions like NewsOK.com and The Oklahoman Digital Archives. Over his nearly two decades with The Oklahoman, Andy also lead enterprise initiatives, including projects to replace editorial, archives, photo systems and financial.
Servant Leader
Andy knows that leadership doesn’t come from being elected. It comes from what you do every day to serve and participate in your community. The son of an Air Force veteran, Andy learned the importance of serving others at an early age. Andy believes we all share a responsibility to build a better Oklahoma. He is committed to giving back to the community that invested so much in him.
Boards
Del City Chamber - Library groundbreaking
Del City Chamber of Commerce - member, ex-officio Board
Scouts BSA
Last Frontier Council - Executive Board
Big Tepee District - Board Chair
Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra
(Andy is an active musician, teaching and performing on the trombone.)Parkview Neighborhood Association - Secretary
Memberships
Del City Rotary - Crape myrtles project
Del City Rotary Club
(Past club president)Del City Kiwanis
Past Involvement
2017 Mid-Del Public Schools Foundation Trustees
Over the years, Andy has played active roles with numerous local nonprofits. Andy served in the United Way budget subcommittee process focused on Youth and Family Services for several years. Their charge was to audit, observe, report, and champion United Way member agencies. Andy also served for six years on the Mid-Del Public Schools Foundation board of trustees, serving the final two years as board president. There, he worked to secure more resources for classrooms across the district.
Andy Stands With Teachers
Andy with some of the great teachers he had when attended Parkview Elementary, Kerr Junior High and Del City High School.
When he isn’t involved in legislative activities, Andy can usually be found in one of our local schools. He has spent decades volunteering and tutoring in the Mid-Del and Oklahoma City Public Schools. Andy was blessed with wonderful teachers and he honors them by passing along what he’s learned to the next generation.
Andy is very passionate about the civics education and engagement of our students. That’s why he has been involved as a facilitator and instructor for the Oklahoma Close Up program since 1985.
Oklahoma Close Up is an educational program designed to provide students an experiential, hands-on learning program about Oklahoma state government. The program is open to all Oklahoma high school students and provides opportunities to discuss issues with some of the leading officials in state government.
Andy might also be found performing on the trombone. He is a founding member of the Mid-Del Jazz Orchestra and an active, first-call trombone player with other area bands including Oklahoma City’s Talk of the Town big band.
Photo Gallery
DCHS Stuco Kids
Celebrating Del City Resident Lois Wooten's 105 birthday
State Champion DCHS Boys and Girls Track
DCHS NJROTC presenting the colors at the Capitol
DCHS NJROTC observing Veterans Day
DCHS Girls Track
With Lt. General Gene Kirkland at Tinker AFB
Crooked Oak Middle School students
Oklahoma City Black Chamber
The "skateboarding crew" Their questions led me to author HB3337.
Del City American Legion Post 73, VFW Post 9969
The inimitable Kevin Hill, Principal at Epperly Heights Elementary and my dear friend
Early days at the capitol working with Oklahoma Close Up students. (ca, 1990?)
Andy and his Opubco team
Kerr Middle School Patron of the Year for my decades of volunteer work with the band kids.
Honoring his time as Del City Rotary President.
Del City Rotarians cook for the RYLA campers
