Danny Williams (Oklahoma politician) explained

Danny Williams
State House:	Oklahoma
District:	28th
Term Start:	2020
Residence:	Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.
Party:	Republican

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-05-19 . Oklahoma legislature approves ban on trans school bathrooms . 2022-06-13 . AP NEWS . en.
2. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DANNY WILLIAMS DISTRICT 28 - REPUBLICAN . okhouse.gov . 24 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303053828/https://www.okhouse.gov/members/District.aspx?District=28 . 3 March 2022.
3. News: Oklahoma just passed its third anti-trans bill of the year . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-06-13 . 0190-8286.
4. Web site: Representative Danny Williams - Oklahoma House of Representatives . 2022-06-13 . www.okhouse.gov.
5. Web site: 2023-02-13 . Diversity, equity and inclusion programs under scrutiny by Oklahoma officials . 2023-04-10 . KOSU . en.