Al McAffrey

Infobox State Representative
honorific-prefix =
name =Rep. Al McAffrey
honorific-suffix =

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height =150px
state_house =Oklahoma
district =88^th
term_start =2006
term_end =present
preceded =
succeeded =
birth_date =birth date and age|1948|06|06
birth_place =Konawa, Oklahoma
residence =Oklahoma City
party =Democrat
occupation = Funeral director
spouse =
website = [http://www.almcaffrey.com/ almcaffrey.com]

Al McAffrey is an American politician who has served, since November 16, 2006, as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

A Democrat, he won the party's primary on July 25, 2006 in the state's 88th district.cite news
title = OKC district elects state's first gay legislator
url = http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=060726_Br_abrkgay
work = Tulsa World
date = 2006-07-26
accessdate = 2008-06-14] No Republican filed for the seat, which is based in downtown Oklahoma City, so his primary victory assured him of election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2008. [cite news
title = New panelists are needed to hear signature challenge
url = http://newsok.com/new-panelists-are-needed-to-hear-signature-challenge/article/3257435/?tm=1213414589
work = The Oklahoman
date = 2008-06-14
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

McAffrey is a funeral director, member of the Choctaw nation of Native Americans, Navy veteran and former Oklahoma City Police Department officer.

A supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, McAffrey is a pledged delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.cite news
title = Oklahoma Democrats choose delegates to national convention
url = http://www.kxii.com/2008election/headlines/15943252.html
work = KXII
date = 2008-02-25
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

He is the first ever openly gay member of the Oklahoma Legislature and only the second openly gay public official in the history of Oklahoma.cite news
title = First openly gay candidate elected to Oklahoma legislature
url = http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid34414.asp
work = The Advocate
date = 2006-07-27
accessdate = 2008-06-14] His election campaigns have won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. ] cite web
title = Victory Fund: Al McAffrey
url = http://www.victoryfund.org/endorsed_candidates/profile/candidate:73
accessdate = 2008-06-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.almcaffrey.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.okhouse.gov/Committees/Member.aspx?MemberID=42 House of Representatives biography]