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.
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 |
Education and teaching career
editAlbright 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
editAlbright 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
edit2018-2020[8]
- General Government committee
- Transportation committee
- Common Education committee
- Veterans and Military Affairs committee
Electoral history
editParty | 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.