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 discuss lawmakers returning to the capital next week for a special session on tax reform and Oklahoma joining other states and the federal government in an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss State Superintendent Ryan Walters testifying before Congress on the Chinese Government's involvement in U.S. education, Tulsa Public Schools getting a new leader and attorney, and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt's calls for the legislature to meet in special session to talk about tax reform, an Oklahoma woman filing a complaint against health groups stemming from the state's abortion ban and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses two new lawsuits against State Superintendent Ryan Walters, and a new partnership announced by Walters between the State Department of Education and controversial, conservative media organization, PragerU.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the State Senate failing by one vote to override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a tribal tobacco compact, and an audit showing the state misspent millions of dollars on pandemic funds.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a State of Emergency signed by Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat one hour after discovering he was in charge of the state because of the absence of Gov. Kevin Stitt and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, and more.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt's endorsement of presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis and the State House overriding Stitt's veto of tribal license compacts, as well as extending the time for the special session.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the Statewide Virtual Charter School moving forward with approving the nation's first religious charter school and the fiscal year 2024 budget becoming law without the governor's signature.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the state Supreme Court tossing out two Oklahoma laws banning abortion in the state and at least three former Department of Education employees suing Superintendent Ryan Walters.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss state lawmakers calling for a special session to run concurrently with the regular session, and Gov. Kevin Stitt and GOP legislative leaders celebrating an education funding plan.