Maxine Horner

American politician

Maxine Edwyna Cissel Horner (January 17, 1933 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician. She was one of the first African American women to serve in the Oklahoma State Senate. She was a member of the state senate from 1986 to 2004.[3]

Maxine Horner
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 11th district
In office
1986–2004
Personal details
Born
Maxine Edwyna Cissel[1]

(1933-01-17)January 17, 1933
Tulsa, Oklahoma
DiedFebruary 7, 2021(2021-02-07) (aged 88)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Donald Montell Horner
(m. 1954; died 2000)
[1][2]
Children2
ResidenceTulsa, Oklahoma
Alma materWiley College, Langston University

Horner died on February 7, 2021, twenty one days after her 88th birthday.[4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Who, Marquis Who's (November 2001). Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 2001-2002. ISBN 9780837908328.
  2. "Deaths". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 2000. p. 18A.
  3. Darcy, R and Jennifer Paustenbaugh. Oklahoma Women's Almanac, OPSA Press, 2005. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Maxine Horner_ trailblazing former state legislator from Tulsa_ dies at 88".