Sandy Garrett

Sandy Garrett
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
1991–2011
GovernorDavid Walters
Frank Keating
Brad Henry
Preceded byGerald E. Hoeltzel
Succeeded byJanet Barresi
Oklahoma Secretary of Education
In office
1988–1995
GovernorHenry Bellmon
David Walters
Succeeded byFloyd Coppedge
Personal details
Born
Sandra L. Langley

February 2, 1943
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceOklahoma City, Oklahoma
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ "Election Results". Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ^ Marks, Dawn (August 25, 2009). "Garrett Plans to Stay in Field - Education Official Won't Seek 6th Term". The Oklahoman. p. 9A. Retrieved 2021-08-10 – via Newsbank.