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Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre
April 8th, 2010 Posted by admin
Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre

Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre

Judy Eason McIntyre is a native Oklahoman from Tulsa. She attended and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa. She received the Bachelor’s and Master of Science Degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma.

She served in the Department of Human Services, Child Welfare for 31 years.

Judy Eason McIntyre was elected to the House of Representatives, 49th Legislature, District 73 in 2002. In her position as Representative, she has served on the Common Education Committee, the Higher Education Committee, the Human Services Committee, and the Public Health Committee. In 2002, she was one of sixteen black women from twelve states selected as a Fellow for the NOBEL/Women (National Organization of Black Elected Legislators/Women) for the NOBEL/Women CAWP (Center for American Women and Politics/Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University) Leadership Institute. Senator Judy Eason McIntyre was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2004. She was named Committee Chair of the Retirement and Group Health Committee and Vice-Chair of Health & Human Resources Committee for 2004-2006. She was named Committee Co-Chair of the Education Committee for 2007-2008.

She holds memberships in the following organizations: Member, Vernon AME Church, 1921 Race Riot Design Committee; the Greenwood Re-Development Authority; Tulsa School Board (served 16 years and was former President, Tulsa School Board for two years) the NAACP; CWA (Communication Workers of America) Local #6086, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Senator Eason McIntyre was Honorary Chair for the Tulsa Komen Race for the Cure in 2007.

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