Skye D. McNiel (born July 11, 1978)[1] is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2006 until 2013.
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.
[4] 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.
[5] 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 Tech, and Wildlife Committees.
[7] 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.