Mary L Easley is the Oklahoma Senator representing District 18, which includes Mayes, Tulsa and Wagoner counties, since she won a special election in 2004.
14 Facts About Mary Easley
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Mary Easley previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004, representing District 78.
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Mary Easley was born in Cassville, Missouri, where her parents were farmers.
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Mary Easley grew up around the majority of her extended family and has fond memories of being raised in rural Missouri.
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Mary Easley met her husband, Truman, and moved to Wichita, Kansas, with him for his job at Boeing Aircraft.
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Mary Easley's first teaching position was in Valley Center, Kansas.
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Mary Easley began teaching in Owasso, Oklahoma and remained there for 24 more years.
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Toward the end of her teaching career, Mary Easley's son Kevin was a state senator.
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Soon Mary Easley decided to retire from education and begin campaigning.
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Mary Easley served until 2004, when she took her son Kevin's Oklahoma Senate seat.
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Kevin decided to leave office to pursue a different career and convinced his mother, Mary Easley, to run for his vacated seat.
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Mary Easley worked on passing several bills concerned with education during her terms in the Senate.
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Mary Easley authored the Autism Insurance Bill, which did not pass.
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Mary Easley was especially dedicated to bettering the education of children with disabilities.