Michelle McCane
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Michelle McCane
| image = Michelle McCane (2024).jpg
| caption = McCane in 2024
| state_house = Oklahoma
| district = 72nd
| predecessor = Monroe Nichols
| term_start = November 20, 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|03}}
| party = Democratic
| education = Tulsa Community College (A.A.)
Northeastern State University (B.S., M.S.)
}}
Michelle McCane is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 72nd district since 2024.
Early life and career
Michelle McCane was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. In 2012, she earned an associates degree from Tulsa Community College. She later graduated from Northeastern State University with a bachelor's degree in 2014 and a master's degree in 2018.{{cite web |title=Michelle McCane |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_McCane |website=ballotpedia.org |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=December 27, 2024}}
She started working for Tulsa Public Schools in 2010 and was the 2023-2024 Traice Academy teacher of the year.{{cite web |title=Michelle McCane named TRAICE High School Teacher of the Year |url=https://www.tulsaschools.org/about/news/news-item/~board/traice-academy-news/post/michelle-mccane-named-traice-high-school-teacher-of-the-year |website=www.tulsaschools.org |publisher=Tulsa Public Schools |date=February 13, 2024}} She is queer.{{cite news |last1=Ndisabiye |first1=Sasha |title=Democratic primary to decide Tulsa's open House District 72 seat |url=https://nondoc.com/2024/06/16/democratic-primary-to-decide-tulsas-open-house-district-72-seat/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=NonDoc |date=June 16, 2024}} She was also the support employee of the year at Edison Middle School 2012-2013 and the McLain High School teacher of the year for 2020-2021.
Oklahoma House
McCane filed to run for the Oklahoma House of Representatives in April 2024 in a race to succeed Monroe Nichols, who retired to run for mayor of Tulsa. She primarily faced Adam Martin, a Democrat.{{cite news |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Candidates flock to Capitol to file for office |url=https://oklahomavoice.com/2024/04/03/candidates-flock-to-capitol-to-file-for-office/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=Oklahoma Voice |date=April 3, 2024}} During the campaign she received a $2,000 donation from the Muscogee Nation, one of the nation's largest political donations that cycle.{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Molly |title=In Oklahoma politics, some tribes emerge as big campaign contributors |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/06/19/oklahoma-elections-2024-tribes-spent-quarter-million-backing-candidates/74135043007/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=June 19, 2024}} She was endorsed by the Tulsa World and won the election with 72% of the vote.{{cite news |title=Endorsement: Educator Michelle McCane brings focus on education for Oklahoma House District 72 |url=https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/editorial/endorsement-educator-michelle-mccane-brings-focus-on-education-for-oklahoma-house-district-72/article_fb3dfae8-2392-11ef-ba98-ab420cbd5204.html |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=Tulsa World |date=June 7, 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=June 18 primary election results for the Tulsa area |url=https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2024-06-18/june-18-primary-election-results-for-the-tulsa-area |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=Public Radio Tulsa |date=June 19, 2024 |language=en}} She is the first woman to represent the district.{{cite news |title=McCane becomes first woman to serve House District 72 |url=https://www.mcalesternews.com/news/mccane-becomes-first-woman-to-serve-house-district-72/article_d8cc1fba-ac33-11ef-a08c-f755e3b8cc82.html |access-date=December 1, 2024 |work=McAlester News-Capital |agency=Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus |date=November 30, 2024 |language=en}}
References
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Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:African-American state legislators in Oklahoma
Category:Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:LGBTQ state legislators in Oklahoma
Category:Northeastern State University alumni
Category:Politicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Category:Tulsa Community College alumni