Chelsey Branham
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget; bills to raise taxes start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Founder, One Whole Village Consulting; adjunct assistant professor, Smith College School for Social Work
- Lives in
- Oklahoma City
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and religion and a master's degree in international studies from the University of Oklahoma. source: nondoc.com
- Represented House District 83 for one term after winning in 2018; lost the 2020 race to Republican Eric Roberts. source: nondoc.com
- Founded One Whole Village Consulting and teaches Indigenous social welfare and public policy courses as an adjunct assistant professor at Smith College. source: nondoc.com
- Citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. source: nondoc.com
- Won the June 16, 2026 Democratic primary for House District 85. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
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- Restore full funding to classrooms and pay teachers what they deserve source: nondoc.com
- Expand access to health care and mental health services; defend reproductive freedom source: nondoc.com
- Diversify the economy and support local entrepreneurs with tax incentives source: nondoc.com
- Reduce incarceration for nonviolent offenses and redirect funds to rehabilitation source: theballotbrief.com
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