Representative Skye McNiel |
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Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 29th district |
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In office 2006 – present |
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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]
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]