Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 88th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2021
Preceded by
Jason Dunnington
Personal details
Born
Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner
1992 or 1993 (age 30–31)[1] Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Website
www.maureeturner.com
Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner (born 1992 or 1993) is an American politician and community organizer. A member of the Democratic Party, they have served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives since 2021. Turner is the first publicly non-binary U.S. state lawmaker and the first Muslim member of the Oklahoma Legislature.
Raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma, in an interfaith Muslim and Baptist household, Turner graduated from Ardmore High School and Oklahoma State University. They previously served as a board member of the Council on American–Islamic Relations and led criminal justice reform initiatives with the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner (born 1992 or 1993) is an American politician and community organizer. A member of the Democratic Party, they have served...
for so many students." On February 20, Oklahoma state representative MaureeTurner, the first publicly non-binary state lawmaker, described Benedict's...
is retiring to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election. District 88: MaureeTurner is retiring. Resigned District 39: Ryan Martinez resigned following...
nonbinary series regular on primetime television. In November 2020, MaureeTurner became the first non-binary state legislator elected in the United States...
offices starting in 2011. In the 2020 Oklahoma elections, Democrat MaureeTurner became the first Muslim Oklahoma state legislator and the first publicly...
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were each facing criminal charges) with the censure of Representative MaureeTurner. Davis was later censured on March 27. In 2024, he voted against HB...
president-elect to mention the transgender community in a victory speech. MaureeTurner became the first non-binary state legislator elected in the United States...
our chapter has voted resoundingly to endorse @MaureeTurnerOK for re-election for House District 88! Mauree is/will be on the Dem Primary ballot, and if...
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color in U.S. history and Kansas' first transgender statewide official. MaureeTurner (D) became the first non-binary lawmaker in the United States and the...
condemning the censure of two transgender legislators—Zooey Zephyr and MaureeTurner—in Montana and Oklahoma. Martinez supports bringing the new Federal...
November 18, 2014 – November 16, 2020 Preceded by Kay Floyd Succeeded by MaureeTurner Personal details Born (1977-06-27) June 27, 1977 (age 46) Oklahoma City...
initial Democratic primary in 2018, against Nkem House, Crentha Sequoya Turner, and Steve Davis for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from...
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