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Mirabeau Lamar Cole Looney was a Democratic party activist in Oklahoma who served in several local and state positions. In 1912 Looney was elected County Register of Deeds for Harmon County, Oklahoma. In 1916 she was elected as County Clerk. At some point Looney served two terms as County Treasurer. In 1920 she ran for the Oklahoma State Senate and became the first woman in the state to serve in that body, and where she served for four terms. Although Looney campaigned as a widow, it is likely that she was divorced by 1910.
