Friends, Welcome to cooler temperatures everybody! It’s just so nice out. I hope everyone can enjoy the new season watching soccer or football, walking the dog, seeing the new Gathering Place bridge and dam – any way you can to remember that the outdoors are not forever miserable. In all things, seasons change! Municipal Elections For the first time since the City of Tulsa Charter changed in 2012, our municipal

Friends, I can’t believe it is September already – which means one thing, we are closing in on the final stretch of my first re-election campaign. I like to keep my communication with you focused on legislative business but with two months to Election Day, I wanted to drop in with a few campaign updates so you are in the know about upcoming events and more. Next Constituent Event I

Friends, I wanted to check in as summer comes to a close. I hope everyone got to enjoy the season in their own way – even if it’s busy, somehow the summer helps me slow down. I try to keep our Stay In The Loop newsletter to legislative business only but suffice it to say I have spent much of my time campaigning and checking in with voters this summer.

Friends, As of yesterday, I had planned to open this edition of Stay in the Loop commenting on the unexpected busy-ness of the summer and the heat but with the assassination attempt on a former president and the stability of our country seemingly so fragile, I know that is what is on everyone’s mind. I feel horrible anytime there is gun violence – whether in a classroom, a movie theater,

Friends, The 59th Session of the Oklahoma Legislature has come to a close, which means I have completed my first two years in office representing the people of House District 70. It has been an absolute honor to do the work of our District and work with all of my colleagues in the legislature. Working together is how we get things done. If I return in November, I will continue

Friends,  We are headed into the final weeks of the 2024 legislative session.  By the Oklahoma Constitution, the legislature must adjourn by the last day in May.  While I am finishing my first term, many legislators are term limited and/or running for another office and will not return to the House. The constantly shifting dynamics of a body of people that have to run every two years and then get

Friends, I hope everyone is faring well after last night’s storm. The massive damage in Sulphur makes me so sad – I love that area and Sulphur is just such a great Oklahoma town. If you’ve been to the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, you know something of the beauty and history there.  Plus The Poor Girls Cafe has the best  biscuits you’ve ever had in your life. Truly my heart

Friends, Politics are in full swing at the Oklahoma Capitol with filibuster antics and power struggles galore. The standoffs bring to mind the Will Rogers joke,  “One Senator threatened to read the Bible into the record as part of his speech, and I guess he would have done it if somebody in the Capitol had had a Bible.” Well, the Bible still hasn’t been found and things are definitely gummed

Friends, I can’t believe three weeks of session have passed. Time has gone very quickly since session began on February 5.  I have been back and forth and back and forth between the District and the Capitol a lot in these first few weeks and though sometimes I am wondering what day it is, I am still excited and ready to do the work of representing our district.  Topics of

Friends, We are off and running for our second legislative session together. Tomorrow we will hear the State of the State where the Governor will articulate his priorities for the year and a proposed budget. From there we will head right into the work of pushing bills through the legislative process. It’s a new beginning and I head in with a positive, collaborative and pragmatic attitude! Session Talk This session

Dear Constituent,  Happy New Year! If we have not met yet, I’m Suzanne Schreiber, your State Representative. I was elected in 2022 and have served one year of my two-year term. My job is to represent you and your tax dollars at the Oklahoma State Capitol. I work hard to make decisions that put people over politics and solve real problems faced by Oklahomans. As I gear up for the

Friends, Well, we aren’t as speakerless as Washington, DC but we do have our own dysfunction here in Oklahoma.  In this Stay in the Loop, I share a little on the recent special session (i.e. the dysfunction) and other recent and upcoming happenings. Special Session  As you probably know, the Governor called the legislature in for a special session to address tax cuts that would put Oklahoma on the path to zero

  Friends, Thank you for continuing to follow along with the 2023 Legislature! I have some additional updates, even after the session has ended!  The House reconvened today to vote to override a bill Governor Stitt extending an agreement for any tribe with an existing motor vehicle licensing or  registration agreement with the state to extend until December 31, 2024.  We also passed a resolution to extend our special session

  Friends, We made it! The first session of the 59th legislature is adjourned. I worked hard to represent House District 70 well and enjoyed it immensely. No matter how messy or lopsided things are, it is worth every minute to be a part of building and serving Oklahoma. In the spirit of getting things done, I followed the advice of Will Rogers: “You got to sorter give and take

  Dear Friends,   I have heard from many of you how important OETA is to our state. OETA is the most watched public broadcasting service in the country and is utilized as Oklahoma’s emergency communication system. Clearly, it is of great value to our state. You spoke, and the State House members listened!     Today the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto on HB2820, a standard bill

  Friends, We are entering the last two weeks of the session….or we are supposed to be entering the last two weeks of the session. If the nasty budget fight continues even just a few more days I believe there will have to be a special session. Below I will explain more about when a special session can be convened and also how the legislature can override a veto by