Kelly Albright (born January 20, 1987) is an American politician and teacher who served as a Democratic member of the

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from the 95th district from 2018 to 2020. She lost her 2020 reelection campaign to the

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candidate

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Education and teaching career

Albright earned her

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in 2014 from the

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, where she was a member of

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. Prior to running for office, she worked as a 3rd grade teacher at

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and she participated in the 2018 Oklahoma teacher walkout and protest at the

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Oklahoma House of Representatives

Albright served in the

between 2018 and 2020. She represented

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. While in office, Albright authored a bill to require state facilities to have a public diaper changing station available, however the bill stalled and never passed. She lost re-election to

in November 2020.

Committees

2018-2020 *General Government committee *Transportation committee *Common Education committee *Veterans and Military Affairs committee

Electoral history

References

1987 births 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Living people People from Midwest City, Oklahoma Schoolteachers from Oklahoma University of Oklahoma alumni Women state legislators in Oklahoma 21st-century Oklahoma politicians {{Oklahoma-politician-stub