Carri Hicks

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Carri Hicks

| image = Carri Hicks official photo portrait.jpg

|office1 = Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma Senate

| term_start1 = December 2024

| term_end1 =

| office2 = Minority Caucus Vice Chair of the Oklahoma Senate

| term_start2 = January 2021

| term_end2 = December, 11 2024

| predecessor2 = Allison Ikley-Freeman

| state_senate3 = Oklahoma

| district3 = 40th

| term_start3 = November 14, 2018

| term_end3 =

| predecessor3 = Ervin Yen

| successor3 =

| birth_name = Carri Renee Batchellor

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| party = Democratic

| education = Oklahoma City University
Capella University

| residence = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

}}

Carri Hicks is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 40th district since 2018.{{cite web|url=https://oksenate.gov/senators/carri-hicks |title=Carri Hicks |publisher=Oksenate.gov |date= |accessdate=2020-09-10}}

Prior to running for political office, Hicks was an elementary schoolteacher.{{cite news |last1=Karson |first1=Kendell |title=Oklahoma's teacher candidates surge to November after success in primary elections |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/oklahomas-teacher-candidates-surge-november-success-primary-elections/story?id=56202634 |access-date=3 August 2021 |publisher=ABC News |date=27 June 2018}} She defeated business consultant Danielle Ezell in the Democratic Party primary held in June 2018,{{cite news |last1=Felder |first1=Ben |title=Senate primaries include OKC seat eyed by Democrats to flip |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5598984/senate-primaries-include-okc-seat-eyed-by-democrats-to-flip |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Oklahoman |date=24 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://freepressokc.com/elem-teacher-hicks-prevails-in-sd40-democratic-party-primary/ |title=Elem teacher Hicks prevails in SD40 Democratic Party primary |work=Oklahoma Free Press |date=2018-06-27 |accessdate=2020-09-10}} then won the general election against Republican candidate Joe Howell and political independent Christopher Hensley.{{cite news |last1=Denwalt |first1=Dale |title=Senate seat up for grabs in moderate OKC district |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5613599/senate-seat-up-for-grabs-in-moderate-okc-district |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Oklahoman |date=1 November 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Sweeney |first1=Catherine |title=Incumbents raise most money in legislative races |url=https://journalrecord.com/2018/11/02/incumbents-raise-most-money-in-legislative-races/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Journal Record |date=2 November 2018}} Hicks was sworn into office on November 14, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Tres |title=Senate members sworn in, Stitt ‘excited’ to work with #okleg |url=https://nondoc.com/2018/11/14/senate-members-sworn-stitt-excited/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=NonDoc |date=14 November 2018}}{{cite news |title=Thompson sworn in |url=http://thehenryettan.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4231:thompson-sworn-in&catid=8&Itemid=367&lang=en |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Henryettan |date=14 November 2018}}