Cindy Byrd
Cindy Byrd | |
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| Auditor of Oklahoma | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | Kevin Stitt |
| Preceded by | Gary Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1973 Coalgate, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | East Central University (BS) |
Cindy Byrd(born January 18, 1973) is an American accountant and politician. She is the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector.
Byrd is from Coalgate, Oklahoma.[1] She graduated from East Central University in 1997, earning a Bachelor of Science in accounting. In 2003, she became a certified public accountant. Byrd became the deputy state auditor under Gary Jones. She was elected Oklahoma State Auditor in the 2018 elections.[2]
Personal life
Byrd was born and raised in Coalgate, the daughter of Archie and Mary Eddings. She is a 1991 graduate of Coalgate High School, and worked in several local businesses while she attended East Central University. She married Steve Byrd, also a native of Coalgate, on July 26, 2014. The couple continue to consider Coalgate as their home.[3]
2018 Campaign
Cindy Byrd received 49.5% of the vote on the primary held on June 26th, 2018. Byrd advanced to the runoff with Charlie Prater.[4] On the runoff held on August 28th, 2018 Byrd defeated Prater with 50.2% of the vote.[5] She moved on to the general election where she faced Libertarian Candidate, John Yeutter. Byrd received the most votes for a state official in Oklahoma in history, with 818,851 votes.[6] The election also made her the first woman to hold this office in Oklahoma's history.[7]
References
- ^ "Coalgate's own Cindy Byrd to take office as State Auditor and Inspector". Coalgate Record Register. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Ellis, Ashley. "Republican Cindy Byrd to be next Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector". KTUL. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Coalgate's own Cindy Byrd to take office as State Auditor and Inspector." Coalgate Record Register. January 19, 2019. Accessed November 3, 2019.
- ^ https://newsok.com/article/5605855/byrd-prater-square-off-in-republican-race-for-state-auditor-nomination
- ^ https://newsok.com/article/5606372/byrd-wins-republican-runoff-for-state-auditors-nomination
- ^ https://ktul.com/news/local/rep-cindy-byrd-to-be-next-oklahoma-state-auditor-and-inspector
- ^ "Transparency to be part of Byrd's historic leadership at State Auditor." OK Energy Today. January 24, 2019. Accessed November 3, 2019.
External links
| State Auditor (1907–1979) |  | |
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| State Inspector (1907–1979) | ||
| State Auditor and Inspector (since 1979) | ||