Meloyde Blancett
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 78th district
Assumed office
November 17, 2016
Preceded byJeannie McDaniel
Personal details
Born (1956-01-24) January 24, 1956 (age 68)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Meloyde Blancett (born January 24, 1956) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 78th district since 2016.[1][2]

In March 2023, Blancett and Suzanne Schreiber broke with fellow house Democrats to support a bill to require all citizen review boards in the state to be composed of at least 2/3 CLEET-certified law enforcement officers. The bill passed the house and went to the Oklahoma Senate for approval.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Meloyde Blancett". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  2. ^ Blancett, Meloyde (2017-06-03). "Rep. Meloyde Blancett: Five things I learned in my first year in the Legislature". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  3. ^ Osborne, Deon (March 15, 2023). "Dem. defends vote to give police majority power on review boards". The Black Wall Street Times. Retrieved March 27, 2023.


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