12 Facts About Ajay Pittman

Ajay Pittman is the third Seminole to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature.

Ajay Pittman was born on September 10,1993, to Anastasia Ajay Pittman, who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 99th district and in the Oklahoma Senate.

Ajay Pittman is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and is the great-great-granddaughter of Abner Burnett, who survived the Tulsa race massacre.

Ajay Pittman attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated from the Oklahoma Policy Institute.

Ajay Pittman won the initial Democratic primary in 2018, against Nkem House, Crentha Sequoya Turner, and Steve Davis for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 99th district and defeated House in the runoff primary.

Ajay Pittman succeeded Representative George E Young, who had run for a seat in the Oklahoma Senate.

Ajay Pittman was the third Seminole to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature.

Ajay Pittman is a member of the Oklahoma Legislature Black Caucus.

In 2020, Pittman ran for reelection and in the Democratic primary she was challenged by Susan Porter, the daughter of E Melvin Porter who was the first black member of the Oklahoma Senate.

In 2020, Ajay Pittman was appointed to the Joint Legislative Committee on State and Tribal Relations by Speaker of the House Charles McCall.

In 2021, legislation which would prohibit governmental entities from mandating vaccination and from inflicting penalties against any person who refuses to vaccinate, including children, was passed through the public health committee by a vote of seven to one, with Ajay Pittman being the only vote against.

In 2024, Ajay Pittman ran for reelection and faced a primary challenge from Brittane Grant.