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Kay Floyd

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
name	Kay Floyd
image	Kay Floyd.jpg
office	Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
term_start	November 16, 2018
term_end	November 12, 2024
predecessor	John Sparks
successor	Julia Kirt
state_senate1	Oklahoma
district1	46th
term_start1	November 16, 2014
term_end1	November 13, 2024
predecessor1	Al McAffrey
successor1	Mark Mann
state_house2	Oklahoma
district2	88th
term_start2	November 14, 2012
term_end2	November 16, 2014
predecessor2	Al McAffrey
successor2	Jason Dunnington
birth_date
party	Democratic
education	Oklahoma State University, Stillwater (BA)
University of Oklahoma (JD)
website

University of Oklahoma (JD) P. Kay Floyd (born 1958/1959) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented the 46th district in the Oklahoma Senate from 2014 to 2024. She served as the Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate after succeeding John Sparks in 2018 until she was term limited in 2024. She previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 88th district between 2012 and 2014.

Early life, education, and legal career

Floyd was born in 1958 or 1959. She received a B.S. in Psychology from Oklahoma State University in 1980, followed by a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1983. Floyd previously served as a municipal court judge in Oklahoma City, administrative law judge, assistant attorney general, and on the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.

Oklahoma legislature

Floyd is the first openly lesbian representative elected to the Oklahoma legislature, and the second LGBT person following Sen. Al McAffrey, who she succeeded in both the House and the Senate.

Oklahoma House

She was first elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in the 2012 state election and took office on November 15, 2012.

Oklahoma Senate

In 2014, Floyd was elected to the Oklahoma Senate representing the 46th district after defeating Wilfredo Santos Rivera in the Democratic primary. No non-Democratic candidates filed in the race.

In 2018, she was elected Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate. Julia Kirt was elected to succeed her in November 2024.

In 2023, she took part in a ceremony to honor the National Guard. She was term limited in 2024, triggering a special election.

References

(April 12, 2018). "Candidate filings as of Thursday, April 12". [[The Oklahoman]].
"Representative Kay Floyd's Biography". Project Vote Smart.
(29 August 2012). "Kay Floyd wins runoff, set to become Oklahoma's 1st lesbian legislator". [[Dallas Voice]].
McNutt, Michael. (November 15, 2012). "Oklahoma House members take oath of office". [[The Oklahoman]].
(4 July 2014). "Rep. Lankford wins, Sen. Johnson continues her fight, Floyd elected, other races continue into the fall". Oklahoma City Sentinel.
(December 14, 2023). "Oklahoma Senate Democrats select Julia Kirt as new minority leader". [[The Oklahoman]].
(11 April 2023). "In joint session, Oklahoma Legislature recognizes National Guard".
(5 April 2024). "Oklahoma State Senate races outlined as filing ends". NonDoc.

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