Skye D. McNiel (born July 11, 1978)U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010. is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2006 until 2013. McNiel represented the 29th district.
McNiel did not refile for election in 2014.2014 Candidate filings, Oklahoma State Election Board accessed April 11, 2014.
Early life and career McNiel was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. She graduated from Bristow High School and then attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a bachelor's degree in both agriculture communications and animal science. She has served as president of the Bristow Education Foundation and the Bristow Chamber of Commerce.Skye McNiel, Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project McNiel has a strong agricultural background and owns her own business in Bristow, Oklahoma.Skye McNiel's homepage
McNiel also continues to help with her family's livestock business, Mid America Stockyards at Bristow, which she has been doing since she was ten years old.Representative Skye McNiel, Project Vote Smart, August 21, 2012.
Political career McNiel has served as Assistant Majority Whip, Majority Caucus Vice Chairman and Vice Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, as well as on Economic Development and Financial Services, Higher Education & Career Tech, and Wildlife Committees.Official Oklahoma State House of Representatives website
McNiel has been threatened after sponsoring legislation to allow the slaughter of horses in Oklahoma, prompting an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to look into the threats.Brock, John. Slaughter bill raises concerns , Sapulpa Herald, Friday, March 29, 2013 (accessed March 29, 2013). The legislation, which had the support of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Oklahoma Veterinarian Medical Association but has upset animal rights activists, has been signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin.Fallin Signs Horse Slaughter Bill (access March 29, 2013)
District District 29 includes Creek County, Oklahoma and parts of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
House committees Natural Resources Economic Development and Financial Services Higher Education & Career Tech Wildlife
References
External links Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project -- OSU Library