Leadership
Assistant Minority Leader
Committees
Appropriations and Budget
A&B Natural Resources
A&B Public Safety
Business
Conference Committee on Education Oversight
Education Oversight
GCCA
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
Select Committee to Review Mental Health Finances
District Information
District 79
County(s) Represented in District
Tulsa
Municipality(s) Represented in District
Tulsa
Zipcode(s) Represented in District
74012, 74129, 74133, 74135, 74136, 74145, 74146
Year Elected
Year: 2018
Term Limited
Year: 2030
PERSONAL:
Recognized by the Center for Effective Lawmaking as one of the top five most effective lawmakers in Oklahoma, Melissa is most proud of her work exposing and fighting corruption within the State Department of Education, increasing access to diagnostic mammograms, streamlining teacher professional development requirements, updating child pornography laws to better encompass digital and online images, student loan transparency, getting rid of the state portion of the grocery tax and separating occupational licensure renewals from tax status.
Background and Awards
• Former Public School Teacher and Administrator
• Bachelor of Science - Organismic Biology
• Master's Degree - Educational Leadership and Policy
• 2026 National Public Service Award - ACOG : American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• 2025 Woman of Influence - Susan G. Komen
• 2025 League of Women Voters Madam President Award
• 2023 and 2024 Journal Record 50 Oklahoma Women Making a Difference
• 2024 Human Rights Campaign Legislative Advocate of the Year
• Oklahoma Education Association 2022 Legislator of the Year
• Oklahoma Democratic Veterans 2022 Representative of the Year
• 2023 Purple Heart State Representative of the Year - Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
House of Representatives, 57th Legislature to present