Mauree Turner
Mauree Turner | |
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Turner in 2020 | |
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 88th district | |
| In office January 2021 – November 20, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Dunnington |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Pogemiller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner 1992 or 1993 (age 31–32) Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Oklahoma State University |
| Website | www |
Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner (born 1992 or 1993) is an American politician and community organizer. A member of the Democratic Party, they served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2021 to 2024. Turner is the first publicly non-binary U.S. state lawmaker and the first Muslim member of the Oklahoma Legislature.
Raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma, in an interfaith Muslim and Baptist household, Turner graduated from Ardmore High School and Oklahoma State University. They previously served as a board member of the Council on American–Islamic Relations and led criminal justice reform initiatives with the American Civil Liberties Union.