Court agrees to drop request for protective order against wife of Oklahoma Co. Commissioner

A Cleveland County judge has agreed to dismiss a Norman woman’s request for a protective order against the wife of Oklahoma County Commissioner Myles Davidson. The order landed five days after the woman claimed Marilyn Davidson had threatened her in a series of text messages. 

The woman’s request for a protective order against Myles Davidson, however, is still pending. She has alleged in court filings that Davidson groped her in May, tried to force her to have sex on a work trip in July and has stalked and harassed her since November 2023.

The Oklahoman is not identifying the woman, 43, because it typically does not name alleged victims of sexual assault. In court documents, she has described herself as a coworker of Myles Davidson.

The woman claimed in court filings on Sept. 3 that Marilyn Davidson had harassed and stalked her in a series of messages that started with Marilyn Davidson accusing her of having an affair with her husband. “(Expletive) around with someone’s husband wasn’t the smartest career move for you,” she claimed Marilyn Davidson texted her on July 19.

But in court papers filed Tuesday, Sept. 9, the woman asked the court to drop her request for a protective order against Marilyn Davidson.

Matt Swain, of Swain Law Group in Norman, who is part of the woman’s legal team, said she had realized that Marilyn Davidson’s alleged actions “were based on false information from her husband.”

Swain did not provide further comment.

Both Myles and Marilyn Davidson have issued repeated statements denying the allegations and describing them as false. Marilyn Davidson is president and founder of the lobbying firm Davidson Consulting Group, which has lobbied this year for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin, as well as SSM Health Care of Oklahoma and her own consulting firm. 

Reached by text Tuesday, Marilyn Davidson declined to comment directly about the petition for a protective order against her being dropped. She referred questions to attorney Ed Blau, who issued a statement from her. She said her next step was clearing her husband’s name.

“From the very beginning, I knew (the alleged victim’s) claims were unfounded,” Marilyn Davidson said through the attorney. “I have never met her, nor have I ever harassed her. I’m grateful this matter is resolved and that I can now turn my full attention to my family.”

The woman’s request for a protective order against Myles Davidson is set for a court hearing Sept. 15.

Staff writer Richard Mize covers Oklahoma County government and the city of Edmond. He previously covered housing, commercial real estate and related topics for the newspaper and Oklahoman.com, starting in 1999. Contact him at rmize@oklahoman.com.