Brenda Stanley

{{Short description|Oklahoma politician (born 1952)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Brenda Stanley | image = Brenda_Stanley.jpg | state_senate = Oklahoma | district = 42nd | term_start = January 14, 2019 | education = Georgia College (BS)<br>University of Central Oklahoma (BS)<br>University of Georgia (MEd) | party = Republican | predecessor = Jack Fry | birth_date = {{birth date and age|February 10, 1952}} }}

'''Brenda Stanley''' (born February 10, 1952)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Brenda Stanley|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=412231|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> is an American politician and former educator serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 42nd district. Elected in November 2018, she assumed office on January 14, 2019.

== Early life and education == Stanley was raised in Duluth, Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Georgia College, a Bachelor of Science in administration from the University of Central Oklahoma, and a Master of Education from the University of Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brenda Stanley {{!}} Oklahoma Senate|url=https://oksenate.gov/senators/brenda-stanley|access-date=2021-05-06|website=oksenate.gov|language=en}}</ref>

== Career == Stanley worked as a teacher and school principal at L.W. Westfall Elementary in Choctaw Nicoma Park School District until retiring in 2016. She also worked as an adjunct professor at University of Central Oklahoma and a project manager at Rose State College.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Faces at the Capitol 2019|url=https://www.okstatechamber.com/uploads/pdfs/tsc-newfaces-2019.pdf|url-status=live|website=okstatechamber.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125023807/https://www.okstatechamber.com/uploads//pdfs/tsc-newfaces-2019.pdf |archive-date=2020-11-25 }}</ref> Stanley was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in November 2018 and assumed office on January 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brenda Stanley|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Brenda_Stanley|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>

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