Sheila Dills | |
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| Majority Caucus Chair of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
| In office November 2020 –November 16, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tammy West |
| Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3,2019 –November 2020 | |
| Member of the OklahomaHouseofRepresentatives from the 69th district | |
| In office November 15,2018 –November 16,2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Strohm |
| Succeeded by | Mark Tedford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10,1967 |
| Party | Republican |
Sheila Dills (born July 10,1967) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 69th district from 2018 to 2022. [1] [2]
Dills plans to retire from the Oklahoma House at the end of her term in 2022. [3]
Dills was the author of House Bill 1395 (2019) "Virtual Charter Financial Transparency",which became law,and makes charter schools in Oklahoma itemize out spending to the state educational committees. [4] [5] Dills later stated that during the passage of House Bill 1395 she was forced to meet with Epic Charter Schools co-founder Ben Harris. While Harris agreed to the language in the bill,its requirements would later lead to his arrest for falsifying invoices required by the bill. [6]
Dills authored House Bill 1735 (2021),which died in committee,to increase oversight of charters schools and education management organizations. [7]
Dills was a supporter of Senate Bill 2 (2021),a controversial transphobic sports bill, [8] and Oklahoma Senate Bill 1100,which banned non-binary gender markers on birth certificates. [9]
Dills announced she would retire and not seek re-election in 2022. After announcing her retirement,she told the Tulsa World "The culture (of the Legislature) is ridiculous. The people of Oklahoma are getting ripped off big time. …It’s a disgusting environment.” [6]
In January 2024,she opened the Patisserie by Sheila Anne,a French bakery in Jenks,Oklahoma. [10]