Toni Hasenbeck
Toni Hasenbeck (born August 17, 1971) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 65th district since 2018. Oklahoma House of Representatives. Hasenbeck ran in the 2014 state house election to succeed Joe Dorman as a member of the Democratic Party. She was defeated by Scooter Park, who she successfully primaried in 2018 as a member of the Republican Party, criticizing Park's vote to raise taxes to fund teacher wages. She served in the 57th Oklahoma Legislature and 58th Oklahoma Legislature. 58th Legislature. Women's rights legislation In April 2021 , Rep. Hasenbeck revived a bill by Justin Humphrey that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports. She justified her support using trans exclusionary feminist language saying "this is not an anti-transgender bill at all... this is an absolutely pro-female-athlete bill." Rep. Mauree Turner criticized the legislation saying "denying the existence of trans children is absolutely absurd."