John Waldron (politician)

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John Waldron


Minority Caucus Vice Chair & Secretary of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Monroe Nichols
Minority Caucus Secretary of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Jason Lowe
Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office January 5, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Forrest Bennett
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 77th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 16, 2018
Preceded by	Eric Proctor

Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Virginia (BA) George Washington University (MA)

John Waldron is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 77th district. He assumed office on November 16, 2018.

Early life and education

Waldron is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma.^{[citation needed]} He attended the University of Virginia from 1986 to 1990, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations. In 1991 he started his master's degree in international relations at George Washington University while working at the School Without Walls in Washington, D.C. He completed his master's in 1995.^[1]

Teaching career

Waldron began his teaching career at the School Without Walls in Washington, D.C. in 1991 and would work there until 1999.^[1] In 1999, he returned to Tulsa and started working as a social studies teacher at Booker T. Washington High School. From 2011 to 2013 he was also the president of the United Nations Association.^[1]

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Waldron was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2018 and assumed office on November 21, 2018.^[2] He has served as the assistant minority floor leader in the House since 2021.^[1] In 2023, Waldron filed legislation to increase the pay of school support staff who make less than $80,000 and by 20 percent.^[3]

In 2024, he came out against Kevin West's HB 3217, which would ban Pride flags and Pride activities on state property, calling it "discriminatory."^[4]

Electoral history

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John Waldron ran unopposed for re-election in 2020.^[2]

John Waldron ran unopposed for re-election in 2022.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "John Waldron's Biography". votesmart.org. Vote Smart. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "John Waldron". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
^ Brothers, Ashlyn (2 January 2023). "OKLAHOMA STATE REPRESENTATIVE FILES BILL TO SUPPORT SCHOOL PERSONNEL". KOTV-DT. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Proposed bill would ban state agencies from displaying pride flag in Oklahoma". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

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Official house biography Archived 2021-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

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