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| Title | Oral history interview with Constance Johnson |
| Interviewee | Johnson, Constance |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 11/9/2007 |
| Abstract | Constance ''Connie'' Johnson is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the Senate in a special election in 2005; born in Holdenville, Oklahoma; family background; school days; moved to Oklahoma City around age six; integration; Eastside Teen Democrats Club; John F. Kennedys death; teachers; teaching class in the sixth grade; John F. Kennedy Junior High School; Douglass High School; Trojet; champion twirler; elected to be Miss Douglass; University of Pennsylvania; undergraduate degree in French; tried student teaching; a public information officer for the Oklahoma Community Action Directors Association; Public Service Employment Coordinator under the CETA program; Senate staff person for twenty-four years; worked on issues from birth to death; writing legislation; National Conference of State Legislators; the Capitol; becoming a legislator; seat came open early due to term limits; opportunity to give back; submitting letter of resignation; campaign; Boley Rodeo; special election; term limits and institutional memory of the legislature; role models; election night; Aunt Arsula; swearing in day; freshman senator; pursuing a masters in rehabilitation counseling; disability issues; philosophy; gang violence; juvenile justice system; incarceration of woman; committees; children issues; support system; and lifestyle of serving; and family life. |
| Subject | Johnson, Constance, 1952- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. Senate ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | Constance Johnson was interviewed November 9, 2007 as part of the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project. Ms. Johnson was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2005 and is currently serving. She holds the Senate District 48 seat and is a member of the Democratic Party. Ms. Johnson shares memories of her youth including activities in high school as well as college accomplishments. She discusses her work prior to being elected to office which included twenty-four years as a staff person for the Oklahoma Senate and making the transition to legislator. |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_027 |
| Rights | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
| Identifier | oralhistwol |
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| Title | Full Transcript |
| Interviewee | Johnson, Constance |
| Interviewer | Finchum, Tanya |
| Interview Date | 11/9/2007 |
| Abstract | Constance ''Connie'' Johnson is among the few women who have served in the Oklahoma state legislature; elected to the Senate in a special election in 2005; born in Holdenville, Oklahoma; family background; school days; moved to Oklahoma City around age six; integration; Eastside Teen Democrats Club; John F. Kennedys death; teachers; teaching class in the sixth grade; John F. Kennedy Junior High School; Douglass High School; Trojet; champion twirler; elected to be Miss Douglass; University of Pennsylvania; undergraduate degree in French; tried student teaching; a public information officer for the Oklahoma Community Action Directors Association; Public Service Employment Coordinator under the CETA program; Senate staff person for twenty-four years; worked on issues from birth to death; writing legislation; National Conference of State Legislators; the Capitol; becoming a legislator; seat came open early due to term limits; opportunity to give back; submitting letter of resignation; campaign; Boley Rodeo; special election; term limits and institutional memory of the legislature; role models; election night; Aunt Arsula; swearing in day; freshman senator; pursuing a masters in rehabilitation counseling; disability issues; philosophy; gang violence; juvenile justice system; incarceration of woman; committees; children issues; support system; and lifestyle of serving; and family life. |
| Subject | Johnson, Constance, 1952- ; Legislators --Oklahoma ; Oklahoma --Politics and government ; Oklahoma. Legislature ; Oklahoma. Legislature. Senate ; Women in politics --Oklahoma |
| Description | 26 pages |
| Format | application/.pdf |
| Digital Publisher | OOHRP-Oklahoma State University Library |
| Collection | Women of the Oklahoma Legislature |
| Interview Number | WOL_027 |
| Rights | This material may not be copied or reproduced without permission. For more information, contact the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at liboh@okstate.edu or call 405-744-7685. |
| Identifier | oralhistwol |
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