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Rep. Mauree Turner is comfortable with being uncomfortable in Oklahoma s Legislature Carmen Forman, Oklahoman
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Rep. Mauree Turner, D-Oklahoma City, may never feel totally comfortable within the Oklahoma state Capitol.
No doubt Turner, 28, stands out among the majority of mostly white Republican men who control Oklahoma s Legislature.
But standing out isn t always advantageous, especially for Turner, who is probably the most progressive elected Democrat in a state ruled by conservatives. Republican state legislators outnumber Democrats by more than 4:1.
And some days, trying to fend off anti-LGBTQ legislation proposed by legislative Republicans takes a deeply personal toll on the freshman lawmaker.