Ally Seifried

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Ally Seifried


Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 16, 2022
Preceded by	Marty Quinn

Personal details
Born	27 September 1992
Nationality	American Cherokee Nation
Political party	Republican
Spouse	JP Seifried
Education	Rogers State University

Ally Seifried is an American politician who is the Oklahoma Senate member from the 2nd district. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation.

Early life and education

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Ally Seifried is a ninth-generation Oklahoman and member of the Cherokee Nation. She was homeschooled before attending Claremore Christian School for high school.^[1] Seifried later attended college at Rogers State University where she was on the basketball team. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in political science in 2015.^[2]

Career

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After graduating college, she worked as an executive assistant to Oklahoma State Senator Dan Newberry from 2016 to 2017. Seifried works for Müllerhaus Legacy, a Tulsa publishing company.^[2]

Oklahoma Senate

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Ally Seifried ran for the Oklahoma Senate in 2022 for retiring Senator Marty Quinn's 2nd district seat. She faced three other candidates in the Republican primary: Keith Austin, Jarrin Jackson, and Coy Jenkins.^[2] Seifried advanced to a runoff against Jarrin Jackson, who had gained national attention during the campaign for his social media presence which the Tulsa World described as "anti-Semitic, homophobic and conspiracy-laced." Seifried defeated Jarrin Jackson in the August Republican runoff election.^[1] She won the November general election, defeating Democratic candidate Jennifer Esau and assumed office on November 16, 2022.^[3]^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b Hoberock, Barbara (23 August 2022). "Seifried defeats Jackson in state Senate District 2 GOP runoff". Tulsa World. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brinkman, Bennett (31 May 2022). "Senate District 2 GOP primary: Guns, abortion and 'godless commies'". Nondoc. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ Killman, Curtis (8 November 2022). "Dana Prieto upsets J.J. Dossett in area state legislative election; open seats split between Republicans, Democrats". Tulsa World. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ Jones, Alyse (16 November 2022). "Twenty-three returning, newly elected senators take Oath of Office in Oklahoma". KOCO. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

v t e Members of the Oklahoma Senate
59th Legislature (2023–2025) President of the Senate Matt Pinnell (R) President pro tempore Greg Treat (R) Majority Floor Leader Julie Daniels (R) Minority Leader Julia Kirt (D)
▌Micheal Bergstrom (R) ▌Ally Seifried (R) ▌Julie McIntosh (R) ▌Tom Woods (R) ▌George Burns (R) ▌David Bullard (R) ▌Warren Hamilton (R) ▌Vacant ▌Avery Frix (R) ▌Bill Coleman (R) ▌Regina Goodwin (D) ▌Todd Gollihare (R) ▌Jonathan Wingard (R) ▌Jerry Alvord (R) ▌Lisa Standridge (R) ▌Mary B. Boren (D) ▌Shane Jett (R) ▌Jack Stewart (R) ▌Roland Pederson (R) ▌Chuck Hall (R) ▌Randy Grellner (R) ▌Kristen Thompson (R) ▌Lonnie Paxton (R) ▌Darrell Weaver (R) ▌Brian Guthrie (R) ▌Darcy Jech (R) ▌Casey Murdock (R) ▌Grant Green (R) ▌Julie Daniels (R) ▌Julia Kirt (D) ▌Spencer Kern (R) ▌Dusty Deevers (R) ▌Christie Gillespie (R) ▌Dana Prieto (R) ▌Jo Anna Dossett (D) ▌John Haste (R) ▌Aaron Reinhardt (R) ▌Brent Howard (R) ▌David Rader (R) ▌Carri Hicks (D) ▌Adam Pugh (R) ▌Brenda Stanley (R) ▌Kendal Sacchieri (R) ▌Michael Brooks-Jimenez (D) ▌Paul Rosino (R) ▌Mark Mann (D) ▌Kelly E. Hines (R) ▌Nikki Nice (D)
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