Representative Skye McNiel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the OklahomaHouseofRepresentatives from the 29th district | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Todd Hiett |
| Succeeded by | James Leewright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 11,1978 Sapulpa,Oklahoma,USA |
| Nationality | American Muscogee Nation |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Bristow,Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University |
| Profession | business owner |
Skye D. McNiel (born July 11,1978) [1] is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2006 until 2013. McNiel represented the 29th district.
McNiel did not refile for election in 2014. [2]
McNiel was born in Sapulpa,Oklahoma. She graduated from Bristow High School and then attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a bachelor's degree in both agriculture communications and animal science. She has served as president of the Bristow Education Foundation and the Bristow Chamber of Commerce. [3] McNiel has a strong agricultural background and owns her own business in Bristow,Oklahoma. [4]
McNiel also continues to help with her family's livestock business,Mid America Stockyards at Bristow,which she has been doing since she was ten years old. [5]
McNiel has served as Assistant Majority Whip,Majority Caucus Vice Chairman and Vice Chair of the Natural Resources Committee,as well as on Economic Development and Financial Services,Higher Education &Career Tech,and Wildlife Committees. [6]
McNiel has been threatened after sponsoring legislation to allow the slaughter of horses in Oklahoma,prompting an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to look into the threats. [7] The legislation,which had the support of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Oklahoma Veterinarian Medical Association but has upset animal rights activists,has been signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin. [8]
District 29 includes Creek County,Oklahoma and parts of Tulsa County,Oklahoma.