what kind of attorney is mary shedrick

Shedrick was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma on August 9, 1940 to parents Irene May Williams-Link and Arthur Cole Link, Sr. Her father died when she was only 11 years old and her mother passed two years later. Shedrick's oldest brother's wife stayed with the siblings while her husband was overseas for the Korean War. The four siblings were later separated, all living with different family members. Shedrick moved with her older brother and wife to Wynnewood, Oklahoma. They later …

Elected in 1980, Shedrick was only the third woman to serve in the Oklahoma Senate. While serving in the Senate, Shedrick earned her Juris Doctor from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. In 1996 Shedrick was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame. Shedrick focused on education during her time in the Senate. She served as primary author on HB 1017, also known as the Oklahoma Educational Reform Act, which was signed into law by Governor He…

• Appropriations Committee
• Chair of Education Committee
• Chair of Educational Appropriations Sub-Committee
• Retirement Committee

After sixteen years of service in the state Senate, Shedrick left to spend more time with her family. Shedrick has two law offices, one in Stillwater and the other in Afton. She is also a member of the Ethics Commission in Oklahoma. Currently Shedrick serves part-time as Administrative Law Judge in Payne County and Logan County. She also makes an effort to spend as much time as she can with her grandchildren.

Shedrick has been widely recognized for her achievements and contributions. Some of these recognitions include:
• Inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame (1996)
• American Jurisprudence Award
• “Who’s Who of American Women in Politics”

• 2005-2006 Oklahoma Almanac Online--Oklahoma History
• Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project--OSU Library
• "Senators Propose No Pass, No Play Stay With Schools" - The Oklahoman (1988)