Meloyde Blancett | |
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Member of the OklahomaHouseofRepresentatives from the 78th district | |
Assumed office November 17, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jeannie McDaniel |
Personal details | |
Born | Tulsa,Oklahoma,U.S. | January 24,1956
Political party | Democratic |
Meloyde Blancett (born January 24,1956) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 78th district since 2016. [1] [2]
In March 2023,Blancett and Suzanne Schreiber broke with fellow house Democrats to support a bill to require all citizen review boards in the state to be composed of at least 2/3 CLEET-certified law enforcement officers. The bill passed the house and went to the Oklahoma Senate for approval. [3]
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