Lamar Looney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLamar Looney
American politician
Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1871
Place of Birth: Talladega, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 03-Sep-1935
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Lamar Looney
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- Lamar Looney (January 16, 1871 – September 3, 1935) was the first female member of the Oklahoma Senate.
- Looney was elected to public office as the registrar of deeds for Harmon County in 1912 and later as Harmon County Clerk in 1916 before women received the right to vote.
- In 1920, an amendment to the U.S.
- Constitution gave all women of the United States voting privileges, the same year that Looney ran for and was elected to the Oklahoma Senate.
- Looney served from 1920 until 1928, representing District 4.
- In 1926, she considered running for Lieutenant Governor but abandoned the race knowing that the courts would hold to the Oklahoma constitutional requirement that a man hold the office.
- Looney then decided to run for a spot in the U.S.
- Senate but lost her bid and returned to her fourth and final term in the Oklahoma Senate.
- Looney would remain the only woman in the Oklahoma Senate until 1975.
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