Jeff Coody (born September 13, 1960) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 63rd district from 2014 to 2018.[1][2]
After assuming office, Coody sponsored HB2040, "Oklahoma Safe Schools Act," passed both the House and the Senate, was signed by Governor Fallin and became effective on May 12, 2015. The Oklahoma Rifle Association honored Coody as "2015 Representative of the Year" at the 2015 ORA convention in Midwest City.[3]
Coody authored a bill to nullify the state's requirements for registration of handguns, claiming that citizens already had a constitutional right to open carry guns. It was an uphill fight that ultimately resulted in passing the so-called "Constitutional Carry Bill" that would allow anyone in the state to carry a gun without a license, provided that person was over 21 years old and had no felony conviction. It would also eliminate the requirement for background checks. The law was passed by the House on April 25, 2018.[4]
In 2018, he strongly opposed a bill in the state house that would raise the pay for state school teachers, and he angered many voters (especially students, parents and teachers) by saying the teachers were engaged in extortion by calling for a walkout to display their unhappiness with low salaries for Oklahoma educators. The walkout failed to sway enough Republican legislators to increase the education budget for the first time in a decade.[5]
On August 28, 2018, he was defeated in the Republican primary for the 63rd district.[6]
Referencesedit
^. Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^"Coodys make first mother-son duo to serve in state House". Swoknews.com. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^"ORA Honors Jeff Coody." McCarville Report. August 18, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2020.
^Brilbeck, Aaron. "OK House Of Representatives Pass 'Constitutional Carry' Bill." News on 6. April 25th 2018. Accessed February 11, 2020.
^Trotter, Matt. "Oklahoma Lawmaker: Teacher, State Employee Walkouts 'Akin to Extortion'". Public Radio Tulsa. March 13, 2018. Accessed February 11, 2020.
^"Six more House incumbents ousted in GOP runoff elections". Tulsaworld.com. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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jeff, coody, born, september, 1960, american, politician, served, oklahoma, house, representatives, 63rd, district, from, 2014, 2018, member, oklahoma, house, representatives, from, 63rd, districtin, office, november, 2014, november, 2018preceded, bydon, armes. Jeff Coody born September 13 1960 is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 63rd district from 2014 to 2018 1 2 Jeff CoodyMember of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 63rd districtIn office November 18 2014 November 15 2018Preceded byDon ArmesSucceeded byTrey CaldwellPersonal detailsBorn 1960 09 13 September 13 1960 age 63 Political partyRepublicanParentAnn Coody mother Career editAfter assuming office Coody sponsored HB2040 Oklahoma Safe Schools Act passed both the House and the Senate was signed by Governor Fallin and became effective on May 12 2015 The Oklahoma Rifle Association honored Coody as 2015 Representative of the Year at the 2015 ORA convention in Midwest City 3 Coody authored a bill to nullify the state s requirements for registration of handguns claiming that citizens already had a constitutional right to open carry guns It was an uphill fight that ultimately resulted in passing the so called Constitutional Carry Bill that would allow anyone in the state to carry a gun without a license provided that person was over 21 years old and had no felony conviction It would also eliminate the requirement for background checks The law was passed by the House on April 25 2018 4 In 2018 he strongly opposed a bill in the state house that would raise the pay for state school teachers and he angered many voters especially students parents and teachers by saying the teachers were engaged in extortion by calling for a walkout to display their unhappiness with low salaries for Oklahoma educators The walkout failed to sway enough Republican legislators to increase the education budget for the first time in a decade 5 On August 28 2018 he was defeated in the Republican primary for the 63rd district 6 References edit Representative Jeff Coody Okhouse gov Archived from the original on 2018 04 28 Retrieved 2019 01 16 Coodys make first mother son duo to serve in state House Swoknews com 2015 02 15 Retrieved 2019 01 16 ORA Honors Jeff Coody McCarville Report August 18 2015 Accessed February 11 2020 Brilbeck Aaron OK House Of Representatives Pass Constitutional Carry Bill News on 6 April 25th 2018 Accessed February 11 2020 Trotter Matt Oklahoma Lawmaker Teacher State Employee Walkouts Akin to Extortion Public Radio Tulsa March 13 2018 Accessed February 11 2020 Six more House incumbents ousted in GOP runoff elections Tulsaworld com 2018 08 29 Retrieved 2019 01 16 nbsp This article about an Oklahoma politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff Coody amp oldid 1142969182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
