Meloyde Blancett (born January 24, 1956) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 78th district since 2016.[1][2]
In March 2023, Blancett and Suzanne Schreiber broke with fellow house Democrats to support a bill to require all citizen review boards in the state to be composed of at least 2/3 CLEET-certified law enforcement officers. The bill passed the house and went to the Oklahoma Senate for approval.[3]
References
- ^ "Representative Meloyde Blancett". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ Blancett, Meloyde (2017-06-03). "Rep. Meloyde Blancett: Five things I learned in my first year in the Legislature". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ Osborne, Deon (March 15, 2023). "Dem. defends vote to give police majority power on review boards". The Black Wall Street Times. Retrieved March 27, 2023.