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
Ally Seifried is a ninth-generation Oklahoman and member of the Cherokee Nation. She was homeschooled before attending Claremore Christian School for high school.[2] 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.[1]
Career
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.[1]
Oklahoma Senate
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.[1] 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.[2] She won the November general election, defeating Democratic candidate Jennifer Esau and assumed office on November 16, 2022.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d Brinkman, Bennett (31 May 2022). "Senate District 2 GOP primary: Guns, abortion and 'godless commies'". Nondoc. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b Hoberock, Barbara (23 August 2022). "Seifried defeats Jackson in state Senate District 2 GOP runoff". Tulsa World. 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.