Background
McNiel was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
McNiel was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
She graduated from Bristow High School and then attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a bachelor"s degree in both agriculture communications and animal science.
McNiel represented the 29th district. McNiel did not refile for election in 2014. She has served as president of the Bristow Education Foundation and the Bristow Chamber of Commerce.
McNiel has a strong agricultural background and owns her own business in Bristow, Oklahoma.
McNiel also continues to help with her family"s livestock business, Mid America Stockyards at Bristow, which she has been doing since she was ten years old. McNiel has served as Assistant Majority Whip, Majority Caucus Vice Chairman and Vice Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, as well as on Economic Development and Financial Services, Higher Education & Career Technical, and Wildlife Committees.
McNiel has been threatened after sponsoring legislation to allow the slaughter of horses in Oklahoma, prompting an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to look into the threats. The legislation, which had the support of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Oklahoma Veterinarian Medical Association but has upset animal rights activists, has been signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin.
29 includes Creek County, Oklahoma and parts of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Natural Resources
Economic Development and Financial Services
Higher Education & Career Technical
Wildlife.