P. Kay Floyd (born 1958/1959) is an American politician who represents the 46th district in the
Oklahoma Senate. A
Democrat
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, her district includes parts of
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
.
Political Career
She was first elected to the
Oklahoma House of Representatives in the
2012 state election and took office on November 14, 2012.
Floyd is the first openly
lesbian representative elected to the Oklahoma legislature, and the second
LGBT
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person following
Sen. Al McAffrey, who she succeeded in both the House and the Senate.
In 2023, she took part in a ceremony to honor the National Guard.
Education
Floyd received a
B.S.
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in Psychology from
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
in 1980, followed by a
J.D. from the
University of Oklahoma College of Law
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in 1983.
Professional experience
Floyd has had the following professional experience:
*Judge, Special Municipal Court, 1991–Present
*Judge, State Administrative Law Judge, 1991–Present
*Adjunct Professor, Oklahoma State University
*Attorney, Senior Citizen Division of Legal Aid
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See also
*List of first women lawyers and judges in Oklahoma
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21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
LGBT state legislators in Oklahoma
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Democratic Party Oklahoma state senators
Oklahoma State University alumni
Politicians from Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma College of Law alumni
Women state legislators in Oklahoma
Year of birth missing (living people)