2024 in Oklahoma

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Oklahoma Historical outline of Oklahoma List of years in Oklahoma 2024 in the United States

The year 2024, a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, involved and is expected to involve several major events in Oklahoma.

Incumbents

• Governor: Kevin Stitt (R)
• Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: Matt Pinnell (R)
• State Superintendent: Ryan Walters

Events

• January 19 – The Professional Bull Riders event began the 19th through the 20th at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ^[1]
• February 5 - Governor Kevin Stitt delivers his State of the State address. ^[2]
• February 5 - Country music strar Toby Keith passed away due to stomach cancer. ^[3]
• February 8 – Sixteen-year-old non-binary Oklahoma student Nex Benedict dies after an incident stemming from repeated bullying due to their gender identity in their high school. This results in backlash towards Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction who has defended Oklahoma's anti-LGBT policies, and calls to investigate Nex's death as a hate crime. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}
• July 10 – State superintendent Ryan Walters announced the creation of a new social studies A-list executive review committee board which would include notable conservative figures such as Dennis Prager, founder of PragerU, and Kevin Roberts, major co-author of Project 2025. ^[8]
• July 31 – The Osage Nation made history, becoming the first tribal nation to release their own census, covering the year 2023. ^[9]
• August 2 – Two students at OSU were drugged while on a trip to Cancun, with what is believed to be fentanyl. ^[10]
• August 3 – The U.S. Women's Amateur golf tournament began in Tulsa.
• August 7 – Mayor of the City of Edmond, Darrell Davis, announced he wouldn't run for mayor again in 2025, after completing 2 terms. ^[11]
• September 22 - REI Oklahoma received $45 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations to invest in distressed communities in Oklahoma. The funds were used to invest in healthcare and manufacturing facilities. ^[12]

See also

• 2024 in the United States

References

1. "Here are 100 things to look forward to in Tulsa in 2024". Tulsa World . December 30, 2023.
2. "GOV. STITT DELIVERS STATE OF THE STATE TO BEGIN 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS". February 5, 2024.
3. "Toby Keith dies: Country star was battling stomach cancer". February 5, 2024.
4. Suter, Tara (February 23, 2024). "Torres calls for federal investigation into Nex Benedict's death". The Hill . Archived from the original on February 23, 2024.
5. Goodman, J. David; Sandoval, Edgar (February 23, 2024). "After Nonbinary Student's Death, Schools Chief Defends Restrictive Gender Policies". The New York Times . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
6. Billson, Chantelle (February 24, 2024). "Oklahoma education chief claims Nex Benedict's death being 'exploited' by 'radical leftists'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
7. Ring, Trudy (February 23, 2024). "Oklahoma's Ryan Walters: Just two genders, as God intended". The Advocate . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
8. Humphrey, Spencer (July 10, 2024). "Walters chooses Project 2025 co-author, other conservative activists to draft social studies curriculum for Oklahoma public schools". Yahoo News . Archived from the original on July 17, 2024.
9. Douglass, Braff (July 31, 2024). "'A beginning, and a good one': Osage Nation completes first-ever census". KJRH . Archived from the original on August 1, 2024.
10. Thompson, Mecca (August 7, 2024). "Oklahoma students allegedly drugged on vacation in Cancun". KFOR . Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
11. Wallace, JOsh (August 7, 2024). "Edmond mayor announces he will not seek reelection next year". KOCO . Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
12. "REI Oklahoma receives $45 million to invest in distressed communities, spurring business development". Tahlequah Daily Press . September 22, 2024.