18 Facts About Neal McCaleb

Neal A McCaleb was an American civil engineer and Republican politician from Oklahoma.

Neal McCaleb, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 30,1935 to Burt and Zelma McCaleb.

Neal McCaleb's father was the director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

In 1975, Neal McCaleb was named the charter Chairman of the American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers.

Neal McCaleb was elected as a Republican to represent the 35th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1974 succeeding Jan Turner.

Neal McCaleb was succeeded in office by Steve Sill in 1983.

Neal McCaleb remained in that position until his retirement from the Legislature.

Governor of Oklahoma Henry Bellmon appointed Neal McCaleb to serve as the State's first Secretary of Transportation.

Neal McCaleb served in both positions until the end of Bellmon's term in 1991.

Neal McCaleb supported Oklahoma's Capital Improvement Plan which allocated funds to state highways and oversaw the opening of the Heartland Flyer.

Neal McCaleb was appointed by President Richard Nixon to serve on the National Council on Indian Opportunities from 1972 to 1974.

Neal McCaleb was later appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Indian Reservation Economies Commission.

Neal McCaleb remained in that position until November 2002, when he returned home to Oklahoma.

Neal McCaleb resigned after being held in contempt of court by Judge Royce Lamberth alongside Gale Norton for violating court orders, but the charges were later dismissed on appeal.

Neal McCaleb was tasked by Anoatubby with the development of long-term economic development plans and policy.

Neal McCaleb was married and had four children and thirteen grandchildren.

Neal McCaleb died on January 7,2025, at the age of 89.

Neal McCaleb was a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, the Chickasaw Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology Hall of Fame.