Meloyde Blancett Explained

Meloyde Blancett (born January 24, 1956) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 78th district since 2016.^{[1] [2]}

In March 2023, Blancett and Suzanne Schreiber broke with fellow house Democrats to support a bill to require all citizen review boards in the state to be composed of at least 2/3 CLEET-certified law enforcement officers. The bill passed the house and went to the Oklahoma Senate for approval.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Meloyde Blancett . Okhouse.gov . 2019-02-20.
2. Web site: Blancett . Meloyde . Rep. Meloyde Blancett: Five things I learned in my first year in the Legislature . tulsaworld.com . 2017-06-03 . 2019-02-20.
3. News: Osborne . Deon . Dem. defends vote to give police majority power on review boards . March 27, 2023 . . March 15, 2023.