Sandy Garrett | |
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Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
In office 1991–2011 | |
Governor | David Walters Frank Keating Brad Henry |
Preceded by | Gerald E. Hoeltzel |
Succeeded by | Janet Barresi |
Oklahoma Secretary of Education | |
In office 1988–1995 | |
Governor | Henry Bellmon David Walters |
Succeeded by | Floyd Coppedge |
Personal details | |
Born | Sandra L. Langley February 2, 1943 Muskogee, Oklahoma |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Website | Official website |
Sandy Garrett is a retired American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Garrett is the former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction.
She was first elected to this office in 1990, and again in 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006.[1] Garrett was the first woman to hold the office of Superintendent and is the only woman to hold a statewide office for five consecutive terms. In 2010, Garrett announced that she would not seek a sixth term in office.[2]