Skye McNiel

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Representative Skye McNiel
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 29th district
In office 2006 – present
Personal details
Born	(1978-07-11) 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 D. McNiel (born July 11, 1978)^[1] is an American politician who currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Early life and career

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.^[2] McNiel has a strong agricultural background and owns her own business in Bristow, Oklahoma.^[3]

McNiel also continues to help with her family's livestock business, Mid America Stockyards at Bristow, which she has been doing since she was ten years old.^[4]

Political career

McNiel 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.^[5]

McNiel has been threatened after sponsoring legislation to allow the slaughter of horses in Oklahoma, prompting an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to look into the threats.^[6] The legislation, which had the support of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Oklahoma Veterinarian Medical Association but has upset animal rights activists, has been signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin.^[7]

District

District 29 includes Creek County, Oklahoma and parts of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

House committees

Natural Resources
Economic Development and Financial Services
Higher Education & Career Tech
Wildlife

Notes

↑ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
↑ Skye McNiel, Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project
↑ Skye McNiel's homepage
↑ Representative Skye McNiel, Project Vote Smart, August 21, 2012.
↑ Official Oklahoma State House of Representatives website
↑ Brock, John. Slaughter bill raises concerns, Sapulpa Herald, Friday, March 29, 2013 (accessed March 29, 2013).
↑ Fallin Signs Horse Slaughter Bill (access March 29, 2013)

Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

54th Legislature (2013-2015)

Speaker of the House: T.W. Shannon (R)
Speaker pro Tempore: Mike Jackson (R)
Majority Leader: Pam Peterson (R)
Minority Leader: Scott Inman (D)

Curtis McDaniel (D)
John R. Bennett (R)
James Lockhart (D)
Mike Brown (D)
Doug Cox (R)
Chuck Hoskin (D)
Larry Glenn (D)
Ben Sherrer (D)
Marty Quinn (R)
Steve Martin (R)
Earl Sears (R)
Wade Rousselot (D)
Jerry McPeak (D)
Arthur Hulbert (R)
Ed Cannaday (D)
Jerry Shoemaker (D)
Brian Renegar (D)
Donnie Conditt (D)
R. C. Pruett (D)
Bobby Cleveland (R)
Dustin Roberts (R)
Charles McCall (R)
Terry O'Donnell (R)
Steve Kouplen (D)
Todd Thomsen (R)
Justin Wood (R)

Josh Cockroft (R)
Tom Newell (R)
Skye McNiel (R)
Mark McCullough (R)
Jason Murphey (R)
Jason Smalley (R)
Lee Denney (R)
Cory Williams (D)
Dennis Casey (R)
Sean Roberts (R)
Steve Vaughn (R)
Dale DeWitt (R)
Marian Cooksey (R)
Mike Jackson (R)
John Enns (R)
Lisa Johnson Billy (R)
Colby Schwartz (R)
Emily Virgin (D)
Aaron Stiles (R)
Scott Martin (R)
Leslie Osborn (R)
Pat Ownbey (R)
Tommy Hardin (R)
Dennis Johnson (R)
Scott Biggs (R)
Charles Ortega (R)

Mark McBride (R)
Paul Wesselhoft (R)
Todd Russ (R)
David Perryman (D)
Harold Wright (R)
Jeff W. Hickman (R)
Mike Sanders (R)
Dan Fisher (R)
Gus Blackwell (R)
T.W. Shannon (R)
Don Armes (R)
Ann Coody (R)
Joe Dorman (D)
Jadine Nollan (R)
Pam Peterson (R)
Glen Mulready (R)
Fred Jordan (R)
Ken Walker (R)
Katie Henke (R)
Seneca Scott (D)
Kevin Matthews (D)
David Derby (R)
Dan Kirby (R)
David Brumbaugh (R)
Eric Proctor (D)
Jeannie McDaniel (D)

Weldon Watson (R)
Mike Ritze (R)
Randy Grau (R)
Mike Turner (R)
Randy McDaniel (R)
Sally Kern (R)
David Dank (R)
William Fourkiller (D)
Jason Nelson (R)
Kay Floyd (D)
Rebecca Hamilton (D)
Jon Echols (R)
Mike Reynolds (R)
Richard Morrissette (D)
Mike Christian (R)
Scott Inman (D)
Charlie Joyner (R)
Lewis Moore (R)
Mike Shelton (D)
John Trebilcock (R)
Anastasia Pittman (D)
Elise Hall (R)
Gary Banz (R)

Persondata
Name	McNiel, Skye
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	July 11, 1978
Place of birth	Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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