Before I ran for the senate, I taught first and second grade for 13 years with Tulsa Public Schools. My father was a teacher before me, so I grew up with a commitment to public service and to people. My original goal, however, was to be a wife and stay-at-home mother. When I graduated from Tulsa Edison, I went to Oklahoma Christian University to study Elementary Education. In my junior year, I married my high school sweetheart and put him through Oklahoma State University. After he graduated, we came back to Tulsa and began our family....Read More ...