Vicki Truitt

Vicki Truitt (born February 18, 1954) is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 98.

Truitt is now a lobbyist and represents various clients including retired teachers, mental health providers, law enforcement, and various business interests.

In 1984, Truitt established and still owns a small health care consulting company operated by her husband which focuses on medical staff development.

She was a lifelong resident of Northeast Tarrant County (the area she represented in the Texas House) until 2014.

Truitt became noted in the wider popular culture in a segment of episode 14, season 1, of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where she, in a House session, noted Gary Elkins's conflict of interest at being opposed to bigger regulation of the payday loan industry while owning several payday loan stores himself (known as Power Finance Texas).