
Ryan Kiesel
Political commentatorRyan Kiesel is a civil rights attorney and political consultant.
He served as Executive Director of the ACLU of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2020. Prior to leading the ACLU of Oklahoma, Ryan served three terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010.
Ryan has been legal counsel on multiple landmark lawsuits dealing with a range of issues, including the First Amendment and the rights of the incarcerated.
He also taught a seminar, Politics and the Law, as an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Ryan received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics' panel discuss the State Supreme Court refusing to issue a prohibition against Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, resignations at the Pardon and Parole Board and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses the State Department of Education buying 532 Trump-endorsed Bibles for nearly $25,000, Superintendent Ryan Walters mandating schools show a video of him praying for President-elect Donald Trump and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel talks about a busy week for State Superintendent Ryan Walters preparing for President-elect Trump to take office and possibly dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Gov. Kevin Stitt creating an Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and Senate Republican and Democrats electing new leadership.
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KOSU and StateImpact Oklahoma picked up 22 awards from the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists, Professional Chapter for stories that aired in 2023.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the Nov. 5 election results, including the Presidential race where for the third time in a row, all 77 counties voted in favor of now President-Elect Donald Trump.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses a new report on the State Department of Education and Superintendent Ryan Walters, an update on campaign expenditures showing how much has been spent so far this election cycle and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a lawsuit against State Superintendent Ryan Walters mandate to put Bibles in every classroom, a new report on Oklahoma's private school tax credit showing barriers for families and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the latest on bids for 55,000 Bibles for Oklahoma classrooms, Attorney General Gentner Drummond's scathing letter to Superintendent Ryan Walters over a delay in getting inhalers to schools and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discuss the State Supreme Court giving the go ahead for an investigation of Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, State Superintendent Ryan Walters requesting $6 million to put Bibles in every public school classroom and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses a federal judge ruling against State Superintendent Ryan Walters in his legal battle with OKC television station KFOR, Attorney General Gentner Drummond asking an appellate court to overturn the injunction against Oklahoma's new anti-illegal immigration law and more.