John Waldron (politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John Waldron
| image = Oklahoma_State_Representative_John_Waldron.jpg
| office = Minority Caucus Vice Chair of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
| term_start = January 3, 2023
| predecessor = Monroe Nichols
| office2 = Minority Caucus Secretary of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
| term_start2 = January 3, 2023
| term_end2 = January, 2025
| predecessor2 = Jason Lowe
| successor2 = Arturo Alonso-Sandoval
| office3 = Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
| term_start3 = January 5, 2021
| term_end3 = January 3, 2023
| predecessor3 = Forrest Bennett
| successor3 = Vacant
| state_house4 = Oklahoma
| district4 = 77th
| predecessor4 = Eric Proctor
| term_start4 = November 16, 2018
| party = Democratic
| education = University of Virginia (BA)
George Washington University (MA)
}}
John Waldron is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 77th district. He assumed office on November 16, 2018.
Early life and education
Waldron was born in Bernardsville, New Jersey as the eighth of nine children.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Nancy A. |date=2018-05-24 |title=Green Country Grown-up: John Waldron |url=https://www.tulsakids.com/green-country-grown-up-john-waldron/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=TulsaKids Magazine |language=en-US}} He attended the University of Virginia from 1986 to 1990, graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations. In 1991 he started his master's degree in international relations at George Washington University while working at the School Without Walls in Washington, D.C. He completed his master's in 1995.{{cite web |title=John Waldron's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/170655/john-waldron |website=votesmart.org |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=3 January 2023}}
Teaching career
Waldron began his teaching career at the School Without Walls in Washington, D.C. in 1991 and would work there until 1999.
In 1999, he returned to Tulsa and started working as a social studies teacher at Booker T. Washington High School. From 2011 to 2013 he was also the president of the United Nations Association.
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Waldron was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2018 and assumed office on November 21, 2018.{{Cite web|title=John Waldron|url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Waldron|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} He has served as the assistant minority floor leader in the House since 2021. In 2023, Waldron filed legislation to increase the pay of school support staff who make less than $80,000 and by 20 percent.{{cite news |last1=Brothers |first1=Ashlyn |title=OKLAHOMA STATE REPRESENTATIVE FILES BILL TO SUPPORT SCHOOL PERSONNEL |url=https://www.newson6.com/story/63b3a305aedca479b446c44d/oklahoma-state-representative-files-bill-to-support-school-personnel |access-date=3 January 2023 |work=KOTV-DT |date=2 January 2023}}
In 2024, he came out against Kevin West's HB 3217, which would ban Pride flags and Pride activities on state property, calling it "discriminatory."{{Cite web |title=Proposed bill would ban state agencies from displaying pride flag in Oklahoma |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/07/oklahoma-hb-3217-could-ban-pride-flags-events-from-state-property/72508539007/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}
Electoral history
References
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External links
- [https://www.okhouse.gov/MEMBERS/District.aspx?District=77 Official house biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102193827/https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=77 |date=2021-01-02 }}
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Category:University of Virginia alumni
Category:George Washington University alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Category:Tulsa Public Schools teachers
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