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'''Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner'''<ref>https://www.maureeturner.com/about</ref> is an American politician and community organizer. In November 2020, they were elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, making | '''Mauree Nivek Rajah Salima Turner'''<ref>https://www.maureeturner.com/about</ref> is an American politician and community organizer. In November 2020, they were elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, making them the first publicly nonbinary USA state-level lawmaker and the first Muslim member of the Oklahoma Legislature.<ref name="Smith" /><ref name="Telusma">{{Cite web |title=Mauree Turner to be 1st non-binary lawmaker in US, 1st Muslim legislator in Oklahoma |last=Telusma |first=Blue |work=TheGrio |date=November 4, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2020 |url= https://thegrio.com/2020/11/04/mauree-turner-1st-non-binary-muslim-legislator-oklahoma/}}</ref> Turner got 71.4% of the vote, handily defeating their opponent, Republican Kelly Barlean.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Mauree_Turner</ref> | ||
Turner campaigned on issues including criminal justice reform, improving public education, raising the minimum wage, and improving healthcare options.<ref>https://www.maureeturner.com/community-issues</ref> | Turner campaigned on issues including criminal justice reform, improving public education, raising the minimum wage, and improving healthcare options.<ref>https://www.maureeturner.com/community-issues</ref> | ||