Tim Byington

Tim Byington was born and raised in Oklahoma. His father was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, and his maternal grandmother was born near the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. Tim is Sioux, Muskogee Creek, and is an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Tim received his education at Oklahoma City University, studying Political Science. He worked as a political consultant for two decades, for various candidates and causes. He was heavily involved in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church, serving on numerous boards and committees throughout the state and region.