Background
Shedrick was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma on August 9, 1940 to parents Irene May Williams-Link and Arthur Cole Link, Senior Her father died when she was only 11 years old and her mother passed two years later.
Shedrick was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma on August 9, 1940 to parents Irene May Williams-Link and Arthur Cole Link, Senior Her father died when she was only 11 years old and her mother passed two years later.
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.
Shedrick represented Oklahoma State Senate District 21 from 1980 to 1996. In 1994 she was a candidate for Governor of Oklahoma. The four siblings were later separated, all living with different family members.
The two were married for 32 years then divorced in 1995, yet remained close friends until his death in 2006.
Shedrick earned both her bachelor"s and master"s degrees from Oklahoma State University. Shedrick taught in the Stillwater Public School system from 1969 to 1980 before running for a seat in the state senate.
Elected in 1980, Shedrick was only the third woman to serve in the Oklahoma Senate. While serving in the Senate, Shedrick earned her juris doctorate from the Oklahoma City University School of Law.
In 1996 Shedrick was inducted into the Oklahoma Women"s Hall of Fame.
Shedrick focused on education during her time in the Senate. She served as primary author on HB 1017, also known as the Oklahoma Educational Reform Acting, which was signed into law by Governor Henry Bellmon in April 1990. She was also an original author of HB 1286 which established the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics in 1983.
There is a library in the school named after Shedrick.
In 1994, Shedrick ran in the gubernatorial election. Shedrick raised close to $900,000 for her campaign and traveled all over the state.
Appropriations Committee Chair of Education Committee Chair of Educational Appropriations Sub-Committee Retirement Committee Chair of Judiciary Committee Economic Development Committee After sixteen years of service in the state Senate, Shedrick left to spend more time with her family. Shedrick has two law offices, one in Stillwater and the other in Afton.
Currently Shedrick serves part-time as Administrative Law Judge in Payne County and Logan County.
Shedrick has been widely recognized for her achievements and contributions. Some of these recognitions include: Inducted into the Oklahoma Women"s Hall of Fame (1996) American Jurisprudence Award “Who’s Who of American Women in Politics” Outstanding Contribution Award from the University Center at Tulsa Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award.
Shedrick is now a part-time Administrative Law Judge in Payne and Logan counties and is a member of the Ethics Commission of Oklahoma. She is also a member of the Ethics Commission in Oklahoma.
