Janet Barresi (born March 6, 1952) is a former dentist and former

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction The Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes called the Oklahoma State School Superintendent, is the chief executive officer for the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the president of the Oklahoma State Board of Edu ...

who was elected on November 2, 2010 and began her term of service on January 10, 2011. Her term in office followed former Superintendent

Sandy Garrett Sandy Garrett is a retired American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Garrett is the former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction. She was first elected to this office in 1990, and again in 1994, 1998, 2002, and 200 ...

who chose not to run for re-election in 2010. In 2014, Barresi was defeated in the Republican Primary by

Joy Hofmeister Joy Lynn Hofmeister (born September 7, 1964) 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, ...

. Hofmeister went on to defeat Democrat John Cox in the general election Barresi's term ended in January 2015. Barresi ran to be a United States Representative in the 2020 election. She ran in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional district and placed 4th in the Republican primary behind businesswoman

Terry Neese Terry Neese (born December 1, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was the first woman nominated by a major political party for the seat of Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1990 and a candidate for Oklahoma's 5th congression ...

, State Senator Stephanie Bice, and businessman David Hill.

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