Judy Eason McIntyre (born May 21, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of

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, McIntyre served as an Oklahoma state Senator from 2004 to 2012 representing District 11, which includes

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counties. She also served as

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from 2002 to 2004 representing District 73 where she was the first freshman appointed to the Speaker's Leadership Team. For the 16 years before her election to the Oklahoma Legislature, she was an elected board member for the Tulsa Public Schools in

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. McIntyre gained some national notoriety in February 2012 at a protest rally by holding a picket sign that contained an

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Early life

McIntyre is a native Oklahoman who was born in

. She attended and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa. She received a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and Master of Science in Social Work from the

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in 1976 and 1979 respectively. She retired from the Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Division after 31 years. She also served on the Tulsa Public Schools School Board for 16 years serving as

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for two years.

Political career

McIntyre was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate District 11 in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. She also was elected to the

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for District 73 in the 49th Legislature for 2002–2004. She was the first freshman appointed to the Speaker's Leadership Team in the House of Representatives. In 2002, she was one of sixteen black women from twelve states selected as a Fellow for the NOBEL/Women (National Organization of Black Elected Legislators/Women) for the NOBEL/Women CAWP (Center for American Women and Politics/Eagleton Institute of Politics,

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) Leadership Institute. During her time in the State Senate she became the only African-American to preside over the State Senate during the 2nd Regular Session of the 50th Legislature. She also served as Minority Whip for the Democratic Caucus. After serving 10 years in the legislature, Senator Eason McIntyre decided to retire from the legislature and not seek re-election. On April 2, 2011, she was elected as Chair of the Tulsa County Democratic Party for 2011–12. McIntyre holds memberships in the following organizations: Member, Vernon AME Church; former Chair of the Tulsa County Democratic Luncheon Club; 1921 Race Riot Design Committee; the Greenwood Re-Development Authority; the

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;

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Local 6086; and

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sorority. Aside from her memberships she enjoys spending time with her terrier, Harry "Give'Em Hell" Truman. McIntyre gained some notoriety in late February 2012 when picketing Oklahoma's "Personhood Bill"
Senate Bill 1433
by holding a sign that read "If I wanted the government in my womb, I'd fuck a Senator,".

Committee membership

* Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services * Appropriations Subcommittee on Select Agencies * Business and Labor * Health and Human Resources - Vice Chair * Retirement and Group Health - Chair * Transportation * Veterans and Military Affairs

Breast cancer

Eason McIntyre was diagnosed with

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in August, 2006 after a routine

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. She first underwent a lumpectomy but learned the cancer was invasive which meant a mastectomy would be needed. She decided that if the cancer was invasive, she would have a double mastectomy to decrease the chances of a recurrence. She had the double mastectomies and recovered well from the surgery. There was no

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involvement so she does not require any

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, but she is receiving a five-year regimen of the medication

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to attempt to keep her cancer-free. Due to her experience, she stated that she plans to lobby for additional funding to help prevent breast cancer and to help reduce the number of uninsured Oklahomans.Sen. Eason McIntyre Says Faith Got Her Through Breast Cancer; Urges Women to Get Screened
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References

External links

''official State Senate website''
Profile
from Project Vote Smart * ''Follow the Money'' - Judy Eason McIntyre *
200820062004
State Senate campaign contributions *
2002
State House campaign contributions

Eason McIntyre's Breast Cancer information

Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project -- OSU LibraryVoices of Oklahoma interview with Jeanne Eason Phillips.
First person interview conducted on January 23, 2013, with Jeanne Eason Phillips, mother of Judy Eason McIntyre. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eason McIntyre, Judy 1945 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians African-American state legislators in Oklahoma Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) alumni Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Democratic Party Oklahoma state senators Living people Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Public Schools board members University of Oklahoma alumni Women state legislators in Oklahoma