Mary Fallin is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She is the first and so far only woman to be elected governor of Oklahoma. She was the first woman to represent Oklahoma in Congress since Alice Mary Robertson left office in 1923.
Shane David Jett is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma,who is the state senator from Senate District 17,which includes northern Pottawatomie County and eastern Oklahoma County. He was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010,representing House District 27. He also serves as chairman of the U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund Community Development Advisory Board.
Susan Paddack is a Democratic politician and former educator in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She served in the Oklahoma State Senate representing District 13,which includes Pontotoc and Hughes counties and parts of Garvin and Coal counties,since 2004. As of 2013,she served as Minority Whip and Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee.
Hannah Diggs Atkins was the member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 97th district from 1968 to 1980,and the first African-American woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. She was later appointed to the simultaneous positions of Secretary of State of Oklahoma and Secretary of Social Services,establishing her as the highest ranked female in Oklahoma state government until she retired in 1991.
Odilia Mary Russo Dank was an American educator and politician from Oklahoma City who served as a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,from District 85. Dank was elected in 1994 and served until she was term limited in 2006.
Mary Bernice Shedrick is a politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Shedrick represented Oklahoma State Senate District 21 from 1980 to 1996. In 1994 she was a candidate for Governor of Oklahoma. Shedrick is now a part-time Administrative Law Judge in Payne and Logan counties and is a member of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
Julie Ann Goodenough is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Abilene Christian.
Pamela Peterson is an American Republican Party politician from the U.S. state of New York,who represented the 67th district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2016. The district is contained in Tulsa County. She served as majority floor leader,the first woman to hold that post.
Emily Virgin is an American politician who was the Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as House Democratic Caucus Chair. She was first elected in 2010 at the age of 24 and represents the 44th district,which includes Norman,Oklahoma. Virgin retired from the Oklahoma House at end of 2022 due to term limits.
Barbara Masterson Staggs was a longtime educator in Muskogee,Oklahoma and a legislator in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. During her time in the legislature,Staggs assisted as a member of the Common Education Committee and was integral in passing many bills,such as one that lead to the creation of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee.
Debbie Blackburn is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Blackburn was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1995 and served until her term limit in 2007,representing district 88. Before serving in the House,Debbie was an educator and publisher. Since leaving office,Blackburn runs Cottonwood Publishing Company,in Oklahoma City.
Carolyn Thompson Taylor is an American academic and politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1984 to 1992. Before running for office,Taylor taught AP government at Norman High School from 1979 to 1984. While in the House,she was chair of the Education Committee and Appropriations Sub-Committee on Education. She was a principal author of numerous landmark education bills involving both Higher Education and Public Schools. She also authored legislation concerning health care for children and family leave. While in office she was an adjunct professor at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma. After leaving office,Taylor was vice president of academic affairs at the University Center of Tulsa and later a distinguished professor of political science at Rogers State.
Dorothy Conaghan Chiles was a U.S. politician from the state of Oklahoma. Her first husband,Brian Conaghan,died due to complications from leukemia while serving in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. In 1973,Chiles was elected to fill his vacant seat,and she served for thirteen years until 1986. She represented the 38th district,which includes Grant and Kay counties.
Lee R. Denney is a politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Elected in 2005,she currently represents district 33 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and is speaker pro tempore of the House. During her time in office,she has been the primary author of 204 bills. She previously served as mayor and vice-mayor of Cushing,OK,and has been a co-owner of Veterinary Medical Associates,Inc. since 1979.
Billie Jean Floyd was an American politician,educator and civic leader who was an Oklahoma state senator. Floyd served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1984 to 1988,representing district 13. After her time in office,Floyd has remained active in historical preservation and several other community service projects. After her term,she served both as P.T. Supervisor for first year teachers at her alma mater,East Central University and P.T. Field Representative for the US Census Bureau.
Mina Hibdon was the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives from District 44,as well as the district's first Republican representative. Elected at the age of 47 in a special election in 1973,Hibdon served until 1976. A longtime humanitarian and active community volunteer,Hibdon volunteered for the Salvation Army for many years. Along with her husband James,Mina Hibdon died on May 21,2010,in Norman,Oklahoma.
Cyndi Munson is an American politician from Oklahoma. She is a Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,representing the 85th district since 2015. She won a special election to replace David Dank with over 54% of the vote.
Joy Lynn Hofmeister is an American educator and politician who served as the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2015 to 2023. Hofmeister was sworn in as Oklahoma's 14th State Superintendent on January 12,2015,after defeating the incumbent Republican candidate,Janet Barresi,in the primary election and Democratic candidate John Cox in the general election. Hofmeister was re-elected on November 6,2018,and sworn in for a second four-year term as State Superintendent on January 14,2019. Hofmeister won re-election after facing Democrat John Cox a second time,as well as independent candidate Larry Huff.
Charles Adelbert McCall III is an American politician who currently serves as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,he represents the 22nd House District,which is located in southeastern Oklahoma.
Kyle Hilbert is a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the current speaker pro tempore. He has represented House District 29 since 2016.
