Amanda Swope | |
|---|---|
 Swope in 2022 | |
| Tulsa Director of Tribal Policy & Partnership | |
| Assumed office January 29, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Monroe Nichols |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of theOklahoma House of Representatives from the 71st district | |
| In office November 16, 2022 – January 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Denise Brewer |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Clinton |
| Chairwoman of theTulsa CountyDemocratic Party | |
| In office 2019–2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Niemi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1988-02-05)February 5, 1988 (age 37) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | American Muscogee Nation |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern State University (BA) University of Oklahoma (MPA) |
Amanda Swope is an American andMuscogee politician who served as theOklahoma House of Representatives member from the 71st district from 2022 to 2025. She was theTulsa County Democratic Party Chairwoman between 2019 and 2022, the youngest person and first Native American to hold the position.
She is a citizen of theMuscogee Nation and, in January 2025 assumed the role of Director of Tribal Policy & Partnership in the administration ofTulsa MayorMonroe Nichols.
Amanda Swope was born and raised inTulsa where she graduated fromNathan Hale High School in 2006.[1] Her mother is formerTulsa City Councilor Connie Dodson.[2] She earned her bachelor's degree inpsychology fromNortheastern State University and her master's degree inpublic administration from theUniversity of Oklahoma.[3]
Swope worked in the nonprofit sector before accepting a job for theMuscogee Nation in 2018.[1][3] She became the tribal juvenile justice program director for theMuscogee Nation in 2021.[1]
Swope started volunteering with theTulsa CountyDemocratic Party in 2011. She served as the Chairwoman of theTulsa CountyDemocratic Party from 2019 to 2022. She was the youngest person and first Native American to hold the seat.[1] She also worked onDrew Edmondson's campaign for governor in2018.[2]
Swope filed to run forOklahoma House of Representatives 71st district to succeed RepresentativeDenise Brewer in2022. She faced no otherDemocratic candidates in the primary andRepublican Mike Masters in the general election.[3] She was endorsed by theTulsa World and received campaign contributions from theCherokee Nation.[4][5] She defeated Masters with over 60% of the vote.[6] She was sworn in on November 16, 2022.[7] During her tenure she served on the Elections and Ethics Committee, Administrative Rules Committee, State Powers Committee, Rules Committee, and Public Safety Appropriations and Budget Committee.[8]
Swope ran for reelection unopposed in 2024.[9] That December, she announced she would resign to serve asTulsa's director of tribal policy and partnerships starting January 29, 2025, in MayorMonroe Nichols' administration.[10]
Swope is a citizen of theMuscogee Nation and ofOsage descent.[11]