Kelly Albright
Kelly Albright | |
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Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 95th district | |
In office November 16, 2018 – November 16, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Roger Ford |
Succeeded by | Max Wolfley |
Personal details | |
Born | Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S. | January 20, 1987
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Education | Bachelor's degree (Elementary education) |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Profession | Teacher |
Kelly Albright (born January 20, 1987) is an American politician and teacher who served as a Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 95th district from 2018 to 2020. She lost her 2020 reelection campaign to the Republican candidate Max Wolfley.
Education and teaching career
[edit]Albright earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 2014 from the University of Oklahoma, where she was a member of Alpha Phi Omega.[1][2] Prior to running for office, she worked as a 3rd grade teacher at Dove Science Academy in Oklahoma City and she participated in the 2018 Oklahoma teacher walkout and protest at the Oklahoma State Capitol.[3][4]
Oklahoma House of Representatives
[edit]Albright served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 2018 and 2020.[5] She represented Midwest City.[6] 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.[4] She lost re-election to Republican Max Wolfley in November 2020.[7]
Committees
[edit]2018-2020[8]
- General Government committee
- Transportation committee
- Common Education committee
- Veterans and Military Affairs committee
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Max Wolfley | 6,444 | 51.23% | |
Democratic | Kelly Albright (incumbent) | 6,135 | 48.77% | |
Total votes | 12,579 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ OK Legislature Biography
- ^ "Former State Rep. Kelly Albright". legistorm.com. Legistorm. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Albright cruises in House District 95 primary". Centraloklahomaweeklies.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Slipke, Darla (August 5, 2019). "Public officials, advocates push to make diaper changing stations more accessible". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kelly Albright". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Forman, Carmen (February 2, 2020). "How to contact your OKC-area legislators". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Forman, Carmen (November 5, 2020). "Oklahoma's Legislature: GOP makes gains in state House". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Representative Kelly Albright". Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ "November 03, 2020 Oklahoma State Election Board Official Results". Secretary of State of Oklahoma. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- 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 stubs