Skye McNiel

Representative
Skye McNiel
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
2006 – present
Personal details
Born July 11, 1978
Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Pecos McNiel
Residence Bristow, Oklahoma
Alma mater Oklahoma State University
Profession business owner

Skye McNiel (b. July 11, 1978[1]) is a State Representative for District 29, which includes Creek County, Oklahoma and parts of Tulsa County, Oklahoma in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and has been since 2006. She has served as Assistant Majority Whip, Majority Caucus Vice Chairman and Vice Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, as well as on Economic Development and Financial Services, Higher Education & Career Tech, and Wildlife Committees.[2]

Biography

McNiel was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. She graduated from Bristow High School and then attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a bachelor's degree in both Agriculture Communications and Animal Science. She has served as President of the Bristow Education Foundation and the Bristow Chamber of Commerce.[3] McNiel has a strong agricultural background and owns her own business in Bristow, Oklahoma.[4]

McNiel also continues to help with her family's livestock business, Mid America Stockyards at Bristow, Oklahoma (which she has been doing since she was ten years old).[5]

House committees

References

  1. ^ Date of birth per Intelius
  2. ^ Official Oklahoma State House of Representatives website
  3. ^ Skye McNiel, Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project
  4. ^ Skye McNiel's homepage
  5. ^ Skye McNiel-Project Vote Smart