Al McAffrey was sworn into the Oklahoma House of Representatives on the State’s Centennial birthday, November 16^th, 2006. A life-long Democrat, he campaigned on issues that touch the lives of his highly diverse inner-city district in metropolitan Oklahoma City where he has lived, worked, and raised children for many years.

Al pledged to work for better access to affordable health care, improvements for education in our public schools, and a more compassionate state approach to care for senior citizens. He also expressed a keen interest in supporting and protecting his district’s public safety, economic development, public transportation, and its thriving arts community. Above all, he promised honesty, fairness, and hard work.

Rep. McAffrey’s committee assignments in the state legislature reflect those campaign issues and concerns. He was appointed to the following Committees.

• Human Services Committee
• Transportation Subcommittee of the General Government and Transportation Committee
•  Arts and Culture Subcommittee of the Education Committee.

As a freshman lawmaker in his first term, Al has already authored six bills for consideration in the 2007 session that reflect these issues:

1. Health Care,
   
2. Economic Development,
3. Public Safety,
   
4. Better pay for education support personnel.

Al was reared in Sulphur, Oklahoma, the son of a Baptist minister. Public service and hard work are in his blood. He served in the U.S. Navy and later as an Oklahoma City police officer. He owned and operated several successful small businesses while also working as a respected and compassionate funeral director. He is a past member of the vestry at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral and is active in his Mesta Park Neighborhood Association. He’s a voting member of the Choctaw Tribe. Al is the father of three daughters and five grandchildren, yet he still makes time to be an active supporter of AIDS charities and numerous civic, business, and cultural organizations.