Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa Counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma,and the largest northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 39,328 persons as of the 2022 census estimate,compared to 28,915 at the 2010 census,a gain of 36 percent. Originally settled in 1881 in Indian Territory,the town was incorporated in 1904 just before Oklahoma statehood and was chartered as a city in 1972.
Mary L. Easley is the Oklahoma Senator representing District 18,which includes Mayes,Tulsa and Wagoner counties,since she won a special election in 2004. She previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004,representing District 78.
Nancy C. Riley represented Oklahoma State Senate District 37 which is located in Tulsa County and includes Bixby,Jenks,Lotsee,Tulsa and Sand Springs from 2000 to 2008. Riley grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Edison High School. She attended Oklahoma Christian College for three years,then married and started a family. Riley's first husband died from a brain tumor. During that time,Riley was forced to live on food stamps. She later graduated from Langston University,and began teaching elementary school in the Tulsa Public Schools system.
The following tables indicate the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:
Owasso High School is a high school located within Tulsa County in Owasso,Oklahoma,United States. It is among the largest high schools in Oklahoma by enrollment with nearly 3,000 students. In 2024,the school received international attention following the death of Nex Benedict.
Penny Baldwin Williams was an American Democratic Party politician from Oklahoma. Williams served as a legislator in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988,representing District 70. She later was elected to the Oklahoma Senate,representing District 33,from 1989 to 2004. Senator Williams authored important bills on education during her time in the legislature,including the historic education reform act. Williams also authored a series of bills to strengthen math and science,and the bill creating the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics. A supporter of the arts,Williams influenced art education in public schools,and was instrumental in the creation of the Art in Public Places Act.
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.
Kim David is an American politician and businesswoman who has served as a member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission since 2023. She previously served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 18th district from 2010 to 2022 and as the Oklahoma Senate Majority Floor Leader from January 2019 to October 2021. In 2022 she was term limited from the Oklahoma Legislature.
Monroe Nichols IV is an American politician and former college football player who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 72nd district since 2016. He is the first African-American to represent the district. In July 2023,he announced he would not seek re-election to the Oklahoma House in order to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election.
David Lloyd McLain is an Oklahoma pastor and businessman who served as chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as chairman of the Tulsa County Republican Party,and was a 2016 special election candidate for District 34 of the Oklahoma Senate,where he received 43.7% of the vote against Democrat J.J. Dossett.
J.J. Dossett is an American teacher,Oklahoma Air National Guard veteran,and politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 34th district from 2016 to 2022. He was first elected in November 2015 and assumed office on January 21,2016.
John Waldron is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 77th district. He assumed office on November 16,2018.
Gay Lynn Bennion is an American politician serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 41st district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 1,2021.
The 2022 Oklahoma Senate general election were held on November 8,2022. The primary elections for the Republican,Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,if no candidate received 50% in the June 28 vote,took place on August 23. All candidates had to file between the days of April 13–15,2022. Oklahoma voters elected state senators in 24 of the state's 48 Senate districts. State senators served four-year terms in the Oklahoma Senate.
Cody Rogers is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 37th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 11,2021.
Jo Ella Hoye is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 17th district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 11,2021.
Bill Coleman is an American businessman,radio broadcaster,and politician serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 10th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office on November 14,2018.
Ally Seifried is an American politician who is the Oklahoma Senate member from the 2nd district. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation.
Dana Prieto is an American far-right politician who is the Oklahoma Senate member from the 34th district.
The 2024 Tulsa mayoral election is scheduled for August 27,2024 to elect the mayor of Tulsa,Oklahoma. Two-term incumbent mayor G. T. Bynum has declined to seek re-election to a third term in office. A runoff,if necessary,will be held November 5,2024. The official candidate filing period is in June 2024.
