Suzie Byrd

Suzie Byrd is the Democratic nominee in Oklahoma's 3rd District. According to her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, she grew up in Oklahoma, was a college athlete at Oklahoma State University, has owned or partnered in more than a dozen businesses, and worked nearly four years as a reporter for the Enid News before resigning to run for Congress. She says she is running on universal healthcare, affordable housing and a livable wage, and a fairer tax code.[1]

Suzie Byrd describes herself as born and raised in Oklahoma, with grandparents who farmed in southwest Oklahoma and a father who worked in the oil field.[1] She graduated from Hennessey High School, where she says she was an All-State athlete in basketball and track.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University in 1976 and says her degree is in journalism; she says she played basketball for one year and ran track for two, was a two-time Big 8 champion, and was the school's first female All-American.[1]

Byrd says she has owned or been a partner in more than 12 businesses in Oklahoma and Florida.[1] She says she was a reporter for the Enid News for almost four years, writing about education, healthcare, abuse and contamination of farmland, before resigning to run for Congress.[1] She says she has two daughters and two grandchildren, lives in Enid, and built her own barn house out of an interest in affordable housing.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.