Meloyde Blancett

Meloyde Blancett (born January 24, 1956) is an American politician who has served in 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 ...

from the 78th district since 2016. In March 2023, Blancett and Suzanne Schreiber broke with fellow house Democrats to support a bill to require all

citizen review board Civilian oversight, sometimes referred to as civilian review or citizen oversight, is a form of civilian participation in reviewing government activities, most commonly accusations of police misconduct. Members of civilian oversight or civilian rev ...

s in the state to be composed of at least 2/3 CLEET-certified law enforcement officers. The bill passed the house and went to the

Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.1956 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma Women state legislators in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-politician-stub