Monroe Nichols

Monroe Nichols
Minority Caucus Vice Chair of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
January 2017 – January 2023
Succeeded byJohn Waldron
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 72nd district
Assumed office
November 17, 2016
Preceded bySeneca Scott
Personal details
Born (1983-09-24) September 24, 1983 (age 40)
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationUniversity of Tulsa (B.A.)
University of Oklahoma (M.P.A.)
College football career
University of Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
PositionWide receiver (2002-2005)
Class2005
MajorPolitical Science
Career history
High schoolBishop Louis Reicher Catholic School

Monroe Nichols IV (born September 24, 1983) is an American politician and former college football player who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 72nd district since 2016. He is the first African American to represent the district. In July 2023, he announced he would not seek re-election to the Oklahoma House in order to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election.