Joy Hofmeister

Joy Hofmeister
14th Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
January 12, 2015 – January 9, 2023
GovernorMary Fallin
Kevin Stitt
Preceded byJanet Barresi
Succeeded byRyan Walters
Personal details
Born
Joy Lynn Janosky

(1964-09-07) September 7, 1964 (age 60)
Political partyDemocratic (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 2021)
SpouseGerald Hofmeister
Children4
EducationTexas Christian University (BA)
University of Oklahoma (MA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Joy Lynn Hofmeister (née Janosky, born September 7, 1964) is an American educator and politician who served as the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2015 to 2023.

On October 7, 2021, Hofmeister switched parties to run for the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma's 2022 gubernatorial election. She won the Democratic nomination and lost the general election to incumbent Kevin Stitt. Due to her switch, Hofmeister is to date the only Democrat since 2011 to hold statewide office in Oklahoma.