As your County Court Clerk, Meredith Frailey will be a strong voice in cooperatively working with our judicial branch and the public to effectively address challenges and dealing in
important issues of everyday people’s lives. Meredith currently serves as city attorney for Locust Grove and served as the first elected woman County Commissioner for Mayes Co. She served as Speaker of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council and chaired the legislative Rules Committee, and has experience in long range, strategic planning. A resident of Locust Grove, OK, Meredith is the daughter of the late Susie Swimmer and has one son who lives near her farm. She graduated from Locust Grove High School, is a licensed airplane pilot and holds a Bachelor of Science from Northeastern State University and a Juris Doctor from University of Tulsa Law School.
Meredith knows that our Government can be a greater servant of the people…and knows how to get the job done.
We live in challenging times. Meredith knows we must make the most crucial decisions of this
century in the next four years and be able to answer the question of how to: help establish
legislation ensuring accountable, transparent government. As an attorney, she knows how to
work on the front lines with citizens on things like being sued, going through a divorce, being
charged with a crime. These interactions touch people’s cases and have an influence on their
lives.
For more than 20 years, Meredith has been in
public service: as associate director of YMCA, Speaker of the Tribal Council, and County Commissioner. During the time she served in the Tribal Council, she was vital to the growth of the CN assets from $334 million to $1.2 billion procured $11 million for roads in Mayes County, sponsored and helped create the Jobs Growth Act resulting in more than 6000 new jobs, increased health care services from $48 million to $225 million, sponsored acquiring the MidAmerican Industrial building to attract jobs to Mayes County. Her experience as a Tribal Council Rep, Interim Deputy Chief & County Commissioner, farmer, caretaker and parent, lends a deep understanding of the challenges of county government and its impact on all Mayes County citizens.