- Platform: Animal Abuse Prevention
- School: Valliant Elementary School
- Contact: Katelyn@OK.KidGovernor.org
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About Katelyn!
Katelyn is an 11-year-old fifth-grade student at Valliant Elementary School. She is a caring and creative young leader who enjoys helping others and spending time with her friends and family.
Outside of school, Katelyn loves attending church, riding her bike, creating projects with her 3D printer, and expressing her creativity through drawing and painting—hobbies she has enjoyed since she was very young. She also enjoys baking cakes and monster cookies, playing virtual reality games, and spending time on her PC.
Katelyn has always had a special love for animals, especially cats, dogs, chickens, and horses. Her passion for protecting animals is what inspired her to run for Kid Governor.
During her time in office, Katelyn hopes to make a positive difference by focusing on three important goals:
Being a positive example to children across Oklahoma
Helping people understand that animal abuse is wrong
Lowering the reported cases of animal abuse
Inauguration
Katelyn began her one-year term as Kid Governor on February 2, 2026. She and her parents headed to the state capitol in Oklahoma City for the inauguration ceremony. The other two finalists also attended the ceremony. The second runner-up, Sophia Chavarria Rivera, will serve as lieutenant governor, and Daphne Tanequodle will work with Katelyn in her Cabinet. All three kids met the last Oklahoma Kid Governor, Katelyn Talley, as well as former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating. Katelyn also met Eddy Dempsey, the state representative for the district where Katelyn and her family live.
OKKG Katelyn’s Platform
2026 Oklahoma’s Kid Governor Katelyn Talley was elected on her Animal Abuse Prevention platform.
Announcing Katelyn as the 2026 OKKG
On February 2nd, Oklahoma’s Kid Governor State coordinator, Licia Walters, announced that Katelyn Talley from Valliant Elementary School was elected to serve as the 2026 Oklahoma’s Kid Governor.
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Kid Governor: A Voice for Oklahoma Kids