ABOUT AMANDA

Amanda Clinton has been a Brookside resident for the last two decades and credits her upbringing in rural Oklahoma, a quality public education, and Cherokee Nation services for her success. Amanda’s parents, a self-employed general contractor and a classroom teacher of 53 years, raised her and her three sisters with the values of fairness, integrity, and honesty that guide her today.

 

A former journalist, Amanda spent 15 years working for the Cherokee Nation, rising from an entry-level role to an executive position. Amanda earned three Emmys for creating and producing Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People on PBS. Now, Amanda owns two small businesses - a real estate company and a consulting firm advising Tribal governments and Native-owned businesses. Amanda’s experience working with Tribes and Native organizations nationwide has shown her how to build a government that serves its people. 

 

An OSU graduate and adjunct professor, Amanda’s dedication to public service is reflected in her work on multiple boards, including Planned Parenthood of the Great Plains, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, the National Native American Hall of Fame, Arts Alliance Tulsa, and the OSU Foundation Board of Governors.

 

As a lifelong Democrat, Amanda believes that government should serve our communities by investing in people and not hoarding resources while Oklahomans struggle. Despite a $4 billion surplus, Oklahoma ranks first in child poverty and last in education and health outcomes. Amanda views this as a failure of Governor Kevin Stitt and Republican leadership. 

 

Amanda’s experience has prepared her to tackle Oklahoma’s most pressing challenges:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

• Protect our public schools & students from Ryan Walters’ radical agenda.

• Lower cost of living so hardworking Oklahomans can retire with dignity.

• Fight for reproductive rights & quality health care to make pregnancy safe. 

• Protect our environment to guarantee safe, plentiful drinking water.

• Increase access and affordability of health care & mental health services.

• Work with the city of Tulsa to end homelessness by the year 2030.

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Amanda’s 20 years of government experience and lifelong record of public service advocacy for women, education, and the environment - makes her the only House District 71 candidate with the experience to deliver change for all Oklahomans at the State Capitol.