Kelly Albright
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 95th district
In office
November 16, 2018 – November 16, 2020
Preceded byRoger Ford
Succeeded byMax Wolfley
Personal details
Born (1987-01-20) January 20, 1987
Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.
EducationBachelor's degree (Elementary education)
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
ProfessionTeacher

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.

Education and teaching career

Albright 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

Albright 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

2018-2020[8]

  • General Government committee
  • Transportation committee
  • Common Education committee
  • Veterans and Military Affairs committee

Electoral history

Oklahoma's 95th state house district election, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Max Wolfley 6,444 51.23%
Democratic Kelly Albright (incumbent) 6,135 48.77%
Total votes 12,579 100.00

References

  1. ↑ OK Legislature Biography
  2. ↑ "Former State Rep. Kelly Albright". legistorm.com. Legistorm. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Albright cruises in House District 95 primary". Centraloklahomaweeklies.com. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. 1 2 Slipke, Darla (5 August 2019). "Public officials, advocates push to make diaper changing stations more accessible". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kelly Albright". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Forman, Carmen (2 February 2020). "How to contact your OKC-area legislators". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Forman, Carmen (5 November 2020). "Oklahoma's Legislature: GOP makes gains in state House". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Representative Kelly Albright". Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  9. ↑ "November 03, 2020 Oklahoma State Election Board Official Results". Secretary of State of Oklahoma. Retrieved January 15, 2021.


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