Collin Walke

{{Short description|American politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Collin Walke

|image = Walke, Collin.jpg

|caption =

|state_house = Oklahoma

|district = 87th

|term_start = November 17, 2016

|term_end = November 16, 2022

|predecessor = Jason Nelson

|successor = Ellyn Hefner

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|19}}

|birth_place = Del City, Oklahoma

|party = Democratic

|nationality = American
Cherokee Nation

}}

Collin Walke (born October 19, 1982) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 87th district from 2016 to 2022.{{cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5526165/democrat-walke-takes-hd87-race-in-northwest-oklahoma-city |title=Democrat Walke takes HD87 race in northwest Oklahoma City |publisher=Oklahoman.com |date=2016-11-08 |access-date=2019-11-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/District.aspx?District=87 |title=Representative Collin Walke |publisher=Okhouse.gov |access-date=2019-11-18}}

He announced he would retire from office at the end of the 2022 term.{{cite news |title=Oklahoma State Rep. Collin Walke Announces He Won’t Seek Reelection for H.D. 87, endorses Ellyn Hefner |url=https://www.city-sentinel.com/government/oklahoma-state-rep-collin-walke-announces-he-won-t-seek-reelection-for-h-d-87/article_a00466ea-bc19-11ec-8548-977ea664cc32.html |access-date=25 May 2022 |publisher=The Oklahoma City Sentinel |date=14 April 2022}}

He is Cherokee.{{Cite web|title=A glance at Indigenous state lawmakers|url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/a-glance-at-indigenous-state-lawmakers|access-date=2022-04-20|website=Indian Country Today|language=en}}

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