Danny Williams (Oklahoma politician)

For other people named Danny Williams, see Danny Williams (disambiguation).

Danny Williams
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Preceded by	Zach Taylor
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.

Danny Williams is an American politician serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 28th district.^[1] He assumed office in 2020.^[2][3] He serves on the Oklahoma House of Representatives committee on Conference Committee on Technology and Vice chair on Technology.^[4]

Career

In 2023, he authored House Bill 1781, which "would be cited as the 'parents bill of rights'" aiming to "provide parents with the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental care of their children." It came along other anti-DEI legislation from David Bullard and Shane Jett from the Oklahoma capitol after Superintendent and Secretary of Education Ryan Walters "called for a 10-year review of all expenditures related to DEI over the last decade at Oklahoma higher education institutions" in early 2023.^[5]

References

1. "Oklahoma legislature approves ban on trans school bathrooms". AP NEWS. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
2. "REPRESENTATIVE DANNY WILLIAMS DISTRICT 28 - REPUBLICAN". okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
3. "Oklahoma just passed its third anti-trans bill of the year". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
4. "Representative Danny Williams - Oklahoma House of Representatives". www.okhouse.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
5. "Diversity, equity and inclusion programs under scrutiny by Oklahoma officials". KOSU. February 13, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.