Janet Barresi

Janet Barresi (born March 6, 1952) is a former dentist and former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction who was elected on November 2, 2010[1] and began her term of service on January 10, 2011. Her term in office followed former Superintendent Sandy Garrett who chose not to run for re-election in 2010. In 2014, Barresi was defeated in the Republican Primary by Joy Hofmeister.[2] Hofmeister went on to defeat Democrat John Cox in the general election [3] Barresi's term ended in January 2015.

Janet Barresi
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Oklahoma
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 12, 2015
GovernorMary Fallin
Preceded bySandy Garrett
Succeeded byJoy Hofmeister
Personal details
Born (1952-03-06) March 6, 1952
Political partyRepublican
Children2
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BA, MS, DDS)

Barresi ran to be a United States Representative in the 2020 election. She ran in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional district and placed 4th in the Republican primary behind businesswoman Terry Neese, State Senator Stephanie Bice, and businessman David Hill.[4]

References
  1. "Oklahoma General Election, 2010". ok.gov.
  2. "Oklahoma Primary, 2014". ok.gov.
  3. "Oklahoma General Election, 2014". ok.gov.
  4. https://ballotpedia.org/Janet_Barresi
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