title: Wendi Stearman
text: # Wendi Stearman
  
  Wendi Stearman is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who has served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 11th district from 2020 to 2022. First elected in November 2020, she lost reelection in June 2022 to primary challenger John Kane in the midterm elections.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Stearman was born in Norman, Oklahoma and raised in Collinsville. She attended Pensacola Christian College.
  
  ## Oklahoma House of Representatives
  
  She was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021. She also serves as vice chair of the House States' Rights Committee. While in the Oklahoma legislature, Stearman introduced the strictest anti-abortion laws in the nation. She lost her first reelection campaign in 2022 to primary challenger John Kane.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Stearman and her husband have six children.
  
  