First Lady or First Gentleman of Oklahoma is the title held by the

spouse A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. In certain contexts, it can also apply to a civil union or common-law marriage. Although a spouse is a form of significant other, the latter term also includes non-marital partners who play a social ...

of the sitting governor of Oklahoma. The first lady or first gentleman serves as the official host of the

Oklahoma Governor's Mansion The Oklahoma Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of Oklahoma and is located at 820 NE 23rd Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Construction After Oklahoma's admission to the Union on November 16, 1907, the Oklahoma Legisl ...

. As of 2011, there have been 26 first ladies and one first gentleman. The current (and 26th) first lady of Oklahoma is

Sarah Hazen Sarah Hazen Stitt is an American businesswoman who has served as the First Lady of Oklahoma since 2019. Early life and career Sarah Hazen grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was homeschooled until she was a teenager when she first attended public sch ...

, wife of Governor

Kevin Stitt John Kevin Stitt (born December 28, 1972) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th governor of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he began his first term as governor in January 2019 and was reelected to a second t ...

. First Lady Hazen has been in that position since her husband assumed office in 2019.

Role

The position of the first spouse is not an elected one, carries no official duties, and receives no salary. However, the first spouse holds a highly visible position in state government. The first spouse is the host of the

and organizes and attends official ceremonies and functions of state either along with, or in place of, the Governor. It is common for the governor's spouse to select specific, non-political, causes to promote. For instance, former first lady

Kim Henry Kimberley Diane "Kim" Henry is an American teacher who is married to the 26th governor of Oklahoma, Brad Henry. She was the first lady of Oklahoma from January 13, 2003 to January 10, 2011. Henry began her career as a teacher by joining the staff ...

had taken up promoting early childhood education. Former first gentleman Wade Christensen mentioned his platform revolved around sports in rural Oklahoma.

List

Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma (1907–present)

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Lillian Gallup Haskell Lillian Gallup Haskell (December 12, 1862 – July 13, 1940) was the inaugural First Lady of Oklahoma. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1939. Early life Lillian Elizabeth Gallup was born on December 12, 1862, in Ottawa, Putnam ...

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Charles N. Haskell Charles Nathaniel Haskell (March 13, 1860 – July 5, 1933) was an American lawyer, oilman, and politician who was the first governor of Oklahoma. As a delegate to Oklahoma's constitutional convention in 1906, he played a crucial role in draftin ...

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Lee Cruce Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 – January 16, 1933) was an American lawyer, banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma, Cruce successful ...

Robert L. Williams Robert Lee Williams (December 20, 1868 – April 10, 1948) was an American lawyer, judge, and the third governor of Oklahoma. Williams played a role in the drafting of the Oklahoma Constitution and served as the first Oklahoma Supreme Court ch ...

{{#tag:ref, Governor Williams never married. , - , 2 , , Isabelle Butler Robertson, , 1919, , 1923, , James B. A. Robertson , - , 3 , , Madeleine Orrick Walton, , 1923, , 1923, ,

John C. Walton John Calloway Walton (March 6, 1881 – November 25, 1949) was an American politician and the fifth governor of Oklahoma. He served the shortest term of any Governor of Oklahoma, being the first Governor in the state's history to be removed from ...

, - , 4 , , Lula C. Strang Trapp, , 1923, , 1927, ,

Martin E. Trapp Martin Edwin Trapp (April 18, 1877 – July 26, 1951) was an American state auditor, governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma's third Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, lieutenant governor, he was the first to beco ...

, - , 5 , , Ethel Littleton Johnston, , 1927, , 1929, ,

Henry S. Johnston Henry Simpson Johnston (December 30, 1867 – January 7, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the first president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the seventh gover ...

, - , 6 , , Amy Arnold Holloway, , 1929, , 1931, ,

William J. Holloway William Judson Holloway (December 15, 1888 – January 28, 1970) was an American principal, lawyer, and politician who served as the fourth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 1927 to 1929. Following Henry S. Johnston's impeachment and rem ...

, - , 7 , , Mary Alice Hearrell Murray, , 1931, , 1935, ,

William H. Murray William Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Murray (November 21, 1869 – October 15, 1956) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who became active in Oklahoma before statehood as legal adviser to Governor Douglas H. Johnston of the Chic ...

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Lydie Roberts Marland Lydie Marland (April 20, 1900 – July 25, 1987), an American socialite, was born Lyde Miller Roberts in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, the second child of Margaret Reynolds (Collins) and George Frederick Roberts. Her parents decided to give up her and ...

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E. W. Marland Ernest Whitworth Marland, known as E. W. Marland (May 8, 1874 – October 3, 1941), was an American lawyer, oil businessman in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma, and politician who was a U.S. representative and Oklahoma governor. He served in the United ...

, - , 9 , , Myrtle Ellenberger Phillips, , 1939, , 1943, , Leon C. Phillips , - , 10 , , Grayce Breene Kerr, , 1943, , 1947, , Robert S. Kerr , - , 11 , , Jessica Grimm Turner , , 1947, , 1951, ,

Roy J. Turner Roy Joseph Turner (November 6, 1894 – June 11, 1973) was an American businessman and Governor of Oklahoma, Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Born in 1894, in Oklahoma Territory, he served in World War I, became a prominent businessman ...

, - , 12 , , Willie Emerson Murray , , 1951, , 1955, , Johnston Murray , - , 13 , , Emma Mae Purser Gary , , 1955, , 1959, ,

Raymond D. Gary Raymond Dancel Gary (January 21, 1908 – December 11, 1993) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 15th governor of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1959 and the first governor to be born in Oklahoma since statehood. Born in southern ...

, - , 14 , , Jeanette Bartleson Edmondson , , 1959, , 1963, ,

J. Howard Edmondson James Howard Edmondson (September 27, 1925November 17, 1971) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as the 16th governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963, and the appointed United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1963 ...

, - , 15 , , Shirley Osborn Bellmon , , 1963, , 1967, , Henry Bellmon , - , 16 , , Ann Smith Bartlett , , 1967, , 1971, ,

Dewey F. Bartlett Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his fellow Republican, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Cat ...

, - , 17 , , Jo Evans Hall , , 1971, , 1975, , David Hall , - , 18 , , Janna Lou Little Boren , , 1975, , 1975 , ,

David L. Boren David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is a retired American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senat ...

, - , 19 , , Molly Shi Boren , , 1977 , , 1979 , ,

, - , 20 , , Donna Skinner Nigh , , 1979, , 1987, , George Nigh , - , 21 , , Shirley Osborn Bellmon , , 1987 , , 1991, , Henry Bellmon , - , 22 , , Rhonda Smith Walters , , 1991 , , 1995 , , David Walters , - , 23 , , Catherine Heller Keating , , 1995 , , 2003 , , Frank Keating , - , 24 , , Kim Blain Henry , , 2003 , , 2011 , ,

Brad Henry Charles Bradford Henry (born July 10, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry won re-election for a second term ...

, - , 25 , , Wade Christensen , , 2011 , , 2019 , , Mary Fallin , - , 26 , , Sarah Hazen Stitt , , 2019 , , Present , ,

Notes

External links

Office of the First Lady

Oklahoma Department of Libraries official list of First Ladies
Governor of Oklahoma Lists of people from Oklahoma Lists of spouses