McDaniel graduated from
Edmond Memorial High School in
Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1986. He graduated from the
University of Oklahoma with a
bachelor's degree in economics and from the
University of Cambridge with a
master's degree in land economy. He served in the Oklahoma House for six terms. In the
2018 elections, McDaniel ran for
Oklahoma State Treasurer. He won the election over Democrat Charles de Coune. Ken Miller resigned as Treasurer effective January 1, 2019, and
Mary Fallin appointed McDaniel, swearing him in that day. McDaniel announced that he would not run for reelection in
2022. ==References==