ANNUAL MEETING &
FREEDOM FUND DINNER
2025
Missouri State Conference
Annual Meeting and Freedom Fund Dinner
FEATURING Former Oklahoma State senator connie johnson!
WHEN - October 4th
October 4, 2025
Annual Meeting 9am - 2pm
Freedom Fund Dinner 6pm - 9pm
WHAT - Annual Meeting and Freedom Fund Dinner
Annual General Body Meeting - 9am
Resolutions Meeting - 10am
State Officer Elections - 11am
Educational Session - 1pm
Freedom Fund Dinner - 6pm
WHERE - DoubleTree Springfield, MO
DoubleTree North Glenstone
2431 N Glenstone Ave
Springfield, MO 65803
Book Your Room Today!
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/sgfdtdt-ffb-eaf2347b-2bb6-48cc-9f39-ce399fa3d905/
Guests may also call the hotel directly to book their reservations. To book over the phone, please call 417-831-3131 and use the group code CDTFFB
WHO - OK Senator Connie Johnson
Connie Johnson, a Choctaw descendant, was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, and has devoted more than four decades to public service and community advocacy. A top graduate of Oklahoma City’s historic Frederick A. Douglass High School, she went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in French from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Langston University.
Her professional career includes 24 years as a policy analyst in the Oklahoma State Senate, where she was later elected to represent Senate District 48—Oklahoma City’s predominantly Black Eastside—and was only the fourth person to ever hold the seat. During her tenure, Senator Johnson authored, advanced and enacted legislation on healthcare, criminal justice reform, cannabis policy, women’s rights, education, and minority access to contracts, while also championing issues impacting veterans and the environment.
A trailblazer in Oklahoma politics, Johnson is the first woman and the first African/Native American to secure a major party nomination for the U.S. Senate in Oklahoma. She has twice campaigned for governor. As former Vice Chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, she has been a leading voice in statewide initiatives, including chairing the campaign against SQ 776, which sought to enshrine the death penalty in the state constitution, and spearheading the early legislative and advocacy efforts that led to medical cannabis legalization by a vote of the people.
Today, she continues her work in civic engagement and public service as Chair of the Political Action Committee and the State Convention Planning Committee of the Oklahoma NAACP State Conference of Branches, where her actions have focused on generational wealth and civic participation. Locally, she is past chair of the Forest Park Board of Adjustments and remains a trusted resource for voter education and engagement strategies.
Johnson resides in Forest Park, Oklahoma. She is a proud mother, grandmother (“Mi Mi”), and devoted companion to her rescue Shih Tzu, Lacey.
WHY - We are stronger together!
- Meet NAACP leaders and activists from around the State.
- Get inspired and re-energized to do the work.
- Take a moment to celebrate our continued existence and victories in the face of overwhelming odds.
HOW - Buy Tickets and Sponsorships Here
**Jazz legend Lonnie McFadden is unable to join us due to an unforseen scheduling problem. We will plan a new event featuring Lonnie in the near future.
