Jeannie McDaniel was elected to the

Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ...

to represent District 78 --

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—in 2004.

Early life and career

McDaniel grew up in

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. A long-time

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resident, she retired from the City of Tulsa in 2004 after more than twenty-five years. Before becoming a state legislator she was coordinator for the Tulsa Mayor's Office for Neighborhoods, an entity she created and worked for since 1991. McDaniel has served on the

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Tulsa Advisory Board, Metropolitan Tulsa Citizens Crime Commission,

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, and Youth Services of Tulsa County. She is also a member of the Inter-agency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention and on the Legislative Advisory Council of the Southern Regional Education Board.Project Vote Smart-- Jeannie McDaniel

House Committees

* Education * Common Education * General Government * Public Health

References

External links

2005-2006 Oklahoma Almanac Online--Oklahoma History

Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project--OSU Library

Voices of Oklahoma interview.
First person interview conducted on December 2, 2020 with Jeannie McDaniel. {{DEFAULTSORT:McDaniel, Jeannie Women state legislators in Oklahoma Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Living people People from Kenton, Ohio Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Year of birth missing (living people)