Ally Seifried | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office November 16, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marty Quinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1992-09-27) September 27, 1992 |
| Nationality | American Cherokee Nation |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | JP Seifried |
| Education | Rogers State University B.S. |
Ally Seifried is an American politician who is the Oklahoma Senate member from the 2nd district. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation. Her term ends November 18, 2026.[1]
Early life and education
Ally Seifried is a ninth-generation Oklahoman and member of the Cherokee Nation. She was homeschooled before attending Claremore Christian School for high school.[2] Seifried later attended college at Rogers State University where she was on the basketball team. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in political science in 2015.[3]
Career
After graduating college, she worked as an executive assistant to Oklahoma State Senator Dan Newberry from 2016 to 2017. Seifried works for Müllerhaus Legacy, a Tulsa publishing company.[3]
Oklahoma Senate
Ally Seifried ran for the Oklahoma Senate in 2022 for retiring Senator Marty Quinn's 2nd district seat. She faced three other candidates in the Republican primary: Keith Austin, Jarrin Jackson, and Coy Jenkins.[3] Seifried advanced to a runoff against Jarrin Jackson, who had gained national attention during the campaign for his social media presence which the Tulsa World described as "anti-Semitic, homophobic and conspiracy-laced." Seifried defeated Jarrin Jackson in the August Republican runoff election.[2] She won the November general election, defeating Democratic candidate Jennifer Esau and assumed office on November 16, 2022.[4][5]
Tenure
In 2024, Seifried was a co-author on a fertility bill protecting IVF,[6] which The New American, a right-wing magazine, was against and rated poorly on their Freedom Index Oklahoma Legislative Scorecard saying, "life-destroying practices of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies, through which the vast majority of embryos conceived outside the womb are aborted or indefinitely frozen," result "in the killing or cryo-incarceration of millions of preborn children every year."[7]
Seifried worked on legislation to ban cellphones for Oklahoma schools.[8] It was the first bill to clear the house.[9]
In 2025, Seifried filed a Senate Resolution to honor Charlie Kirk.[10][11][12] Seifried said that Kirk was "serving" like an elected official and was "incredibly sad" at Kirk's death.[13]
References
- ^ "Ally Seifried". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ a b Hoberock, Barbara (23 August 2022). "Seifried defeats Jackson in state Senate District 2 GOP runoff". Tulsa World. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Brinkman, Bennett (31 May 2022). "Senate District 2 GOP primary: Guns, abortion and 'godless commies'". Nondoc. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Killman, Curtis (8 November 2022). "Dana Prieto upsets J.J. Dossett in area state legislative election; open seats split between Republicans, Democrats". Tulsa World. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Jones, Alyse (16 November 2022). "Twenty-three returning, newly elected senators take Oath of Office in Oklahoma". KOCO. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Bill Information". www.oklegislature.gov. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "Ally Seifried". Oklahoma Legislative Scorecard. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ Hoberock, Barbara (2025-03-13). "Senate sends watered-down school cellphone ban to Oklahoma House • Oklahoma Voice". Oklahoma Voice. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "School phone ban co-sponsored by Claremore senator first bill to clear House". Yahoo News. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a 'Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza'". Yahoo News. 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ Aston, Alexia. "Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day? Oklahoma lawmakers file bills to honor right-wing influencer". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Senators Ally Seifried and Shane Jett introduce four measures to honor Charlie Kirk". Capitol Beat OK. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ^ Tulsa's NewsChannel 8 (2025-09-11). NewsChannel 8 Interview with Senator Ally Seifried. Retrieved 2025-09-20 – via YouTube.
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