486:
503:
31:
272:
and remained there for 26 years. While in this position, Coody obtained her certificate in secondary education from the
University of Oklahoma. After 9 years as the counselor, she was hired at MacArthur as the Assistant Principal. Eventually Coody was hired as the principal at MacArthur high school
288:, and was the first female as well as the first Republican to hold the seat in her district (64th). During her first session, Coody got 4 of the 8 bills she presented passed into law. To date, Coody has been the primary author of 125 legislative bills. Coody was term limited in 2016.
240:, Coody met her future husband, Dale Coody, on a blind date. He followed Ann to Hardin-Simmons and the two dated throughout her freshman year. Ann's father was transferred to Tachikawa Air Force base in
1616:
244:
and she was expected to join her family there. After spending a year abroad, Coody returned to Hardin-Simmons and finished her
Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and drama and minor in English.
545:
572:
256:, while Dale served as the music and educational director at the First Baptist Church in Seagraves. The two moved around in Texas for a time before returning to
1641:
1596:
538:
1651:
1606:
264:, where they have lived ever since. While teaching at Tomlinson high school, Coody received her Master's in guidance and counseling from the
1611:
1661:
1636:
531:
1656:
269:
1601:
451:
1631:
333:
868:
1646:
1563:
940:
778:
555:
285:
197:
193:
44:
1626:
1039:
189:
122:
823:
643:
284:
Coody originally ran for office in 2002 as a registered
Democrat and lost. In 2004, Coody was elected to the
153:
196:
in 2004, and represented the 64th district until she was term limited in 2016. Before serving as
Oklahoma
425:
1354:
1183:
1129:
1057:
958:
904:
400:
1552:
1543:
1363:
1309:
967:
565:
233:
1111:
913:
886:
523:
1489:
1102:
985:
221:
1621:
1300:
1120:
715:
661:
265:
157:
201:
111:
368:
1591:
1558:
345:
8:
518:
1327:
1246:
1165:
652:
1318:
1030:
459:
1568:
1480:
1444:
1066:
787:
760:
751:
217:
260:
in 1962. In 1963, after both of their children were born, Dale and Ann moved to
1453:
1273:
1264:
1201:
1147:
1084:
859:
814:
796:
670:
577:
213:
1585:
1525:
1516:
1435:
1417:
1408:
1282:
1192:
1048:
976:
832:
724:
679:
253:
80:
1507:
1399:
1381:
1255:
1237:
1219:
1210:
1156:
1093:
1003:
949:
922:
877:
805:
625:
607:
589:
252:
Soon after graduation, Dale and Ann married and spent their first year in
1471:
1462:
1390:
1345:
1291:
1228:
1138:
994:
895:
841:
742:
237:
200:, Coody was a longtime educator, counselor, and assistant principal for
1498:
1426:
1372:
1174:
1075:
1021:
1012:
850:
706:
697:
598:
261:
181:
148:
140:
769:
733:
634:
506:. No. September 23, 2013. The Oklahoman. online digital archives
257:
553:
519:
Women of the
Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project – OSU Library
489:. No. November 22, 2008. The Oklahoman. online digital archives
216:
and lived there until she was twelve years old. The family moved to
1336:
931:
688:
185:
1617:
Republican Party members of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives
276:
In 2000, Coody retired as principal after 39 years in education.
224:. Coody graduated from Alma Heights High School in San Antonio.
241:
329:
Coody is also a member of various organizations, including:
30:
312:
General
Conference Committee on Appropriations & Budget
268:. Soon after, Coody was hired as the school counselor at
309:
Conference
Committee on Veterans & Military Affairs
204:. To date, Coody is the primary author of 125 bills.
167:
Retired educator, counselor, and assistant principal
1583:
300:Conference Committee on Common Education, Chair
394:
392:
390:
315:Joint Committee on Appropriations & Budget
539:
487:"Legislator wins award for helping education"
338:Comanche County Retired Educators Association
45:Oklahoma House of Representatives
458:. Oklahoma State Legislature. Archived from
363:
361:
387:
279:
546:
532:
444:
247:
29:
418:
358:
273:and served in that position for 9 years.
324:
1642:21st-century American women politicians
401:"Oral history interview with Ann Coody"
398:
1597:Politicians from Shreveport, Louisiana
1584:
504:"Coody has unique perspective on OSSA"
341:Oklahoma Retired Educators Association
1652:20th-century American women educators
527:
334:American Legislative Exchange Council
484:
1612:Women state legislators in Oklahoma
399:Finchum, Tanya (January 21, 2009).
13:
478:
220:where her father was stationed at
14:
1673:
1662:21st-century Oklahoma politicians
1637:21st-century American legislators
1564:Oklahoma House of Representatives
556:Oklahoma House of Representatives
501:
405:Women of the Oklahoma Legislature
286:Oklahoma House of Representatives
194:Oklahoma House of Representatives
1607:Hardin–Simmons University alumni
1657:20th-century American educators
318:Veterans & Military Affairs
1:
1602:University of Oklahoma alumni
351:
291:
207:
1632:People from Lawton, Oklahoma
227:
7:
452:"Representative Coody, Ann"
303:Appropriations & Budget
10:
1678:
1536:
617:
562:
234:Hardin-Simmons University
192:, she was elected to the
180:(December 12, 1937) is a
171:
163:
154:Hardin–Simmons University
147:
136:
128:
118:
95:
90:
86:
74:
64:
53:
41:
37:
28:
21:
1647:Educators from Louisiana
344:First Baptist Church of
280:House of Representatives
1627:Educators from Oklahoma
986:Denise Crosswhite Hader
426:"Ann Coody's Biography"
297:Common Education, Chair
248:Married life and career
222:Randolph Air Force Base
184:from the U.S. state of
266:University of Oklahoma
212:Ann Coody was born in
158:University of Oklahoma
49:from the 64th district
375:. Sunlight Foundation
325:Community Involvement
270:MacArthur High School
232:Before departing for
202:Lawton Public Schools
112:Shreveport, Louisiana
1559:Oklahoma Legislature
573:Speaker of the House
430:projectvotesmart.com
346:Grandfield, Oklahoma
198:State Representative
16:American politician
1328:Melissa Provenzano
188:. A member of the
1579:
1578:
1247:Suzanne Schreiber
1166:Kenton Patzkowsky
653:Bob Ed Culver Jr.
306:A&B Education
175:
174:
106:December 12, 1937
1669:
1551:
1542:
1524:
1515:
1506:
1497:
1488:
1479:
1470:
1461:
1452:
1443:
1434:
1425:
1416:
1407:
1398:
1389:
1380:
1371:
1362:
1353:
1344:
1335:
1326:
1319:Meloyde Blancett
1317:
1308:
1299:
1290:
1281:
1272:
1263:
1254:
1245:
1236:
1227:
1218:
1209:
1200:
1191:
1182:
1173:
1164:
1155:
1146:
1137:
1128:
1119:
1110:
1101:
1092:
1083:
1074:
1065:
1056:
1047:
1038:
1031:Jacob Rosecrants
1029:
1020:
1011:
1002:
993:
984:
975:
966:
957:
948:
939:
930:
921:
912:
903:
894:
885:
876:
867:
858:
849:
840:
831:
822:
813:
804:
795:
786:
777:
768:
759:
750:
741:
732:
723:
714:
705:
696:
687:
678:
669:
660:
651:
642:
633:
624:
566:59th Legislature
548:
541:
534:
525:
524:
515:
513:
511:
498:
496:
494:
485:Williams, John.
472:
471:
469:
467:
462:on 15 April 2015
448:
442:
441:
439:
437:
422:
416:
415:
413:
411:
396:
385:
384:
382:
380:
365:
190:Republican Party
109:
105:
103:
91:Personal details
77:
67:
58:
47:
33:
19:
18:
1677:
1676:
1672:
1671:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1666:
1582:
1581:
1580:
1575:
1569:Oklahoma Senate
1549:
1540:
1532:
1531:
1522:
1513:
1504:
1495:
1486:
1481:Preston Stinson
1477:
1468:
1459:
1450:
1445:Forrest Bennett
1441:
1432:
1423:
1414:
1405:
1396:
1387:
1378:
1369:
1360:
1351:
1342:
1333:
1324:
1315:
1306:
1297:
1288:
1279:
1270:
1261:
1252:
1243:
1234:
1225:
1216:
1207:
1198:
1189:
1180:
1171:
1162:
1153:
1144:
1135:
1126:
1117:
1108:
1099:
1090:
1081:
1072:
1067:Marcus McEntire
1063:
1054:
1045:
1036:
1027:
1018:
1009:
1000:
991:
982:
973:
964:
955:
946:
937:
928:
919:
910:
901:
892:
883:
874:
865:
856:
847:
838:
829:
824:Terry O'Donnell
820:
811:
802:
793:
788:Justin Humphrey
784:
775:
766:
761:Scott Fetgatter
757:
752:Randy Randleman
748:
739:
730:
721:
712:
703:
694:
685:
676:
667:
658:
649:
640:
631:
622:
613:
604:Minority Leader
595:Majority Leader
558:
554:Members of the
552:
509:
507:
492:
490:
481:
479:Further reading
476:
475:
465:
463:
450:
449:
445:
435:
433:
424:
423:
419:
409:
407:
397:
388:
378:
376:
367:
366:
359:
354:
327:
294:
282:
250:
230:
218:San Antonio, TX
210:
119:Political party
110:
107:
101:
99:
75:
65:
59:
54:
48:
43:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1675:
1665:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1572:
1571:
1566:
1556:
1547:
1537:
1534:
1533:
1530:
1529:
1520:
1511:
1502:
1493:
1484:
1475:
1466:
1457:
1454:Mickey Dollens
1448:
1439:
1430:
1421:
1412:
1403:
1394:
1385:
1376:
1367:
1358:
1349:
1340:
1331:
1322:
1313:
1304:
1295:
1286:
1277:
1274:Regina Goodwin
1268:
1265:Monroe Nichols
1259:
1250:
1241:
1232:
1223:
1214:
1205:
1202:Toni Hasenbeck
1196:
1187:
1178:
1169:
1160:
1151:
1148:Mike Dobrinski
1142:
1133:
1124:
1115:
1106:
1097:
1088:
1085:Gerrid Kendrix
1079:
1070:
1061:
1052:
1043:
1034:
1025:
1016:
1007:
998:
989:
980:
971:
962:
953:
944:
935:
926:
917:
908:
899:
890:
881:
872:
869:Danny Williams
863:
860:Danny Sterling
854:
845:
836:
827:
818:
815:Charles McCall
809:
800:
797:Sherrie Conley
791:
782:
773:
764:
755:
746:
737:
728:
719:
710:
701:
692:
683:
674:
671:Rusty Cornwell
665:
656:
647:
638:
629:
619:
618:
615:
614:
612:
611:
605:
602:
596:
593:
587:
581:
578:Charles McCall
575:
563:
560:
559:
551:
550:
543:
536:
528:
522:
521:
516:
502:Unruh, Jacob.
499:
480:
477:
474:
473:
443:
417:
386:
373:openstates.org
356:
355:
353:
350:
349:
348:
342:
339:
336:
326:
323:
320:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
293:
290:
281:
278:
249:
246:
229:
226:
214:Shreveport, LA
209:
206:
173:
172:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
151:
145:
144:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
97:
93:
92:
88:
87:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
68:
62:
61:
51:
50:
42:Member of the
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1674:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1622:Living people
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1587:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1561:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1548:
1545:
1539:
1538:
1535:
1527:
1526:Robert Manger
1521:
1518:
1517:Marilyn Stark
1512:
1509:
1503:
1500:
1494:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1467:
1464:
1458:
1455:
1449:
1446:
1440:
1437:
1436:Chris Kannady
1431:
1428:
1422:
1419:
1418:Arturo Alonso
1413:
1410:
1409:Mauree Turner
1404:
1401:
1395:
1392:
1386:
1383:
1377:
1374:
1368:
1365:
1359:
1356:
1355:Nicole Miller
1350:
1347:
1341:
1338:
1332:
1329:
1323:
1320:
1314:
1311:
1305:
1302:
1296:
1293:
1287:
1284:
1283:Mark Vancuren
1278:
1275:
1269:
1266:
1260:
1257:
1251:
1248:
1242:
1239:
1233:
1230:
1224:
1221:
1215:
1212:
1206:
1203:
1197:
1194:
1193:Rande Worthen
1188:
1185:
1184:Trey Caldwell
1179:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1161:
1158:
1152:
1149:
1143:
1140:
1134:
1131:
1130:Anthony Moore
1125:
1122:
1116:
1113:
1107:
1104:
1098:
1095:
1089:
1086:
1080:
1077:
1071:
1068:
1062:
1059:
1058:Josh Cantrell
1053:
1050:
1049:Tammy Townley
1044:
1041:
1035:
1032:
1026:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1008:
1005:
999:
996:
990:
987:
981:
978:
977:Chad Caldwell
972:
969:
963:
960:
959:John Pfeiffer
954:
951:
945:
942:
936:
933:
927:
924:
918:
915:
909:
906:
905:Kevin Wallace
900:
897:
891:
888:
882:
879:
873:
870:
864:
861:
855:
852:
846:
843:
837:
834:
833:Chris Banning
828:
825:
819:
816:
810:
807:
801:
798:
792:
789:
783:
780:
774:
771:
765:
762:
756:
753:
747:
744:
738:
735:
729:
726:
725:Kevin McDugle
720:
717:
711:
708:
702:
699:
693:
690:
684:
681:
680:Steve Bashore
675:
672:
666:
663:
657:
654:
648:
645:
639:
636:
630:
627:
621:
620:
616:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
586:
582:
579:
576:
574:
571:
570:
568:
567:
561:
557:
549:
544:
542:
537:
535:
530:
529:
526:
520:
517:
505:
500:
488:
483:
482:
461:
457:
453:
447:
431:
427:
421:
406:
402:
395:
393:
391:
374:
370:
364:
362:
357:
347:
343:
340:
337:
335:
332:
331:
330:
322:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
295:
289:
287:
277:
274:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
254:Seagraves, TX
245:
243:
239:
235:
225:
223:
219:
215:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
170:
166:
162:
159:
155:
152:
150:
146:
142:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
113:
108:(age 86)
98:
94:
89:
85:
82:
81:Rande Worthen
79:
73:
69:
63:
57:
52:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1508:Ajay Pittman
1400:Ellyn Hefner
1382:Cyndi Munson
1364:Eric Roberts
1310:John Waldron
1256:Amanda Swope
1238:Mark Tedford
1220:Jeff Boatman
1211:Clay Staires
1157:Rhonda Baker
1094:Mark McBride
1004:Jay Steagall
968:Erick Harris
950:Ken Luttrell
923:Trish Ranson
878:Kyle Hilbert
806:Cody Maynard
626:Eddy Dempsey
608:Cyndi Munson
590:Kyle Hilbert
584:
569:(2023–2025)
564:
508:. Retrieved
491:. Retrieved
464:. Retrieved
460:the original
455:
446:
434:. Retrieved
432:. Vote Smart
429:
420:
408:. Retrieved
404:
377:. Retrieved
372:
328:
321:
283:
275:
251:
231:
211:
177:
176:
76:Succeeded by
55:
1592:1937 births
1472:Max Wolfley
1463:Andy Fugate
1391:Dave Hardin
1346:Mike Osburn
1292:T. J. Marti
1229:Lonnie Sims
1139:Carl Newton
1112:Nick Archer
995:Cynthia Roe
941:John George
914:John Talley
896:Collin Duel
887:Mark Lawson
842:Ronny Johns
779:David Smith
743:Chris Sneed
585:pro tempore
456:okhouse.gov
369:"Ann Coody"
238:Abilene, TX
66:Preceded by
1586:Categories
1553:Democratic
1544:Republican
1499:Dean Davis
1490:Jason Lowe
1427:Jon Echols
1373:Tammy West
1175:Daniel Pae
1103:Kevin West
1076:Brad Boles
1040:Brian Hill
1022:Annie Menz
1013:Jared Deck
851:Dell Kerbs
707:Judd Strom
698:Mark Lepak
599:Tammy West
352:References
292:Committees
262:Lawton, OK
208:Early life
182:politician
164:Profession
149:Alma mater
141:Jeff Coody
132:Dale Coody
123:Republican
102:1937-12-12
1301:Ross Ford
1121:Dick Lowe
770:Jim Grego
734:Neil Hays
716:John Kane
662:Josh West
644:Rick West
635:Jim Olsen
258:Tulsa, OK
228:Education
178:Ann Coody
70:Ron Kirby
60:2004–2016
56:In office
23:Ann Coody
1337:Stan May
932:Ty Burns
689:Tom Gann
583:Speaker
510:21 April
493:21 April
466:20 April
436:21 April
410:20 April
379:20 April
186:Oklahoma
137:Children
129:Spouse
114:, U.S.
242:Japan
143:(son)
1555:(20)
1546:(81)
512:2015
495:2015
468:2015
438:2015
412:2015
381:2015
96:Born
1528:(R)
1519:(R)
1510:(D)
1501:(R)
1492:(D)
1483:(R)
1474:(R)
1465:(D)
1456:(D)
1447:(D)
1438:(R)
1429:(R)
1420:(D)
1411:(D)
1402:(D)
1393:(R)
1384:(D)
1375:(R)
1366:(R)
1357:(R)
1348:(R)
1339:(R)
1330:(D)
1321:(D)
1312:(D)
1303:(R)
1294:(R)
1285:(R)
1276:(D)
1267:(D)
1258:(D)
1249:(D)
1240:(R)
1231:(R)
1222:(R)
1213:(R)
1204:(R)
1195:(R)
1186:(R)
1177:(R)
1168:(R)
1159:(R)
1150:(R)
1141:(R)
1132:(R)
1123:(R)
1114:(R)
1105:(R)
1096:(R)
1087:(R)
1078:(R)
1069:(R)
1060:(R)
1051:(R)
1042:(R)
1033:(D)
1024:(D)
1015:(D)
1006:(R)
997:(R)
988:(R)
979:(R)
970:(R)
961:(R)
952:(R)
943:(R)
934:(R)
925:(D)
916:(R)
907:(R)
898:(R)
889:(R)
880:(R)
871:(R)
862:(R)
853:(R)
844:(R)
835:(R)
826:(R)
817:(R)
808:(R)
799:(R)
790:(R)
781:(R)
772:(R)
763:(R)
754:(R)
745:(R)
736:(R)
727:(R)
718:(R)
709:(R)
700:(R)
691:(R)
682:(R)
673:(R)
664:(R)
655:(R)
646:(R)
637:(R)
628:(R)
610:(D)
601:(R)
592:(R)
580:(R)
236:in
1588::
454:.
428:.
403:.
389:^
371:.
360:^
156:,
104:)
1550:▌
1541:▌
1523:▌
1514:▌
1505:▌
1496:▌
1487:▌
1478:▌
1469:▌
1460:▌
1451:▌
1442:▌
1433:▌
1424:▌
1415:▌
1406:▌
1397:▌
1388:▌
1379:▌
1370:▌
1361:▌
1352:▌
1343:▌
1334:▌
1325:▌
1316:▌
1307:▌
1298:▌
1289:▌
1280:▌
1271:▌
1262:▌
1253:▌
1244:▌
1235:▌
1226:▌
1217:▌
1208:▌
1199:▌
1190:▌
1181:▌
1172:▌
1163:▌
1154:▌
1145:▌
1136:▌
1127:▌
1118:▌
1109:▌
1100:▌
1091:▌
1082:▌
1073:▌
1064:▌
1055:▌
1046:▌
1037:▌
1028:▌
1019:▌
1010:▌
1001:▌
992:▌
983:▌
974:▌
965:▌
956:▌
947:▌
938:▌
929:▌
920:▌
911:▌
902:▌
893:▌
884:▌
875:▌
866:▌
857:▌
848:▌
839:▌
830:▌
821:▌
812:▌
803:▌
794:▌
785:▌
776:▌
767:▌
758:▌
749:▌
740:▌
731:▌
722:▌
713:▌
704:▌
695:▌
686:▌
677:▌
668:▌
659:▌
650:▌
641:▌
632:▌
623:▌
547:e
540:t
533:v
514:.
497:.
470:.
440:.
414:.
383:.
100:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
