District 5: James Lankford defeated Kevin Calvey
District 2: Dr. Charles Thompson defeated Daniel Edmonds
Insurance Commissioner: John Doak defeated John Crawford
State Matchups for the General Election:
Governor: Mary Fallin (R) v. Jari Askins (D)
Lt. Gov: Todd Lamb (R) v. Kenneth Corn (D)
Attorney General: Scott Pruitt (R) v. Jim Priest (D)
State Auditor: Gary Jones (R) v. Steve Burrage (D) (i)
Insurance Comm: John Doak (R) v. Kim Holland (D) (i)
State Treasurer: Ken Miller (R) v. Stephen Covert (D)
State Superintendent: Janet Barresi (R) v. Susan Paddack (D) v. Richard Cooper (I)
Labor Comm: Mark Costello (R) v. Lloyd Fields (D) (i)
National Races:
U.S. House
District 1: John Sullivan (R)(i) v. Angelia O’Dell (Libertarian)
District 2: Dr. Charles Thompson (R) v. Dan Boren (D) (i)
District 3: Frank Lucas (R)(i) v. Frankie Robbins (D)
District 4: Tom Cole (R)(i)
District 5: James Lankford (R) v. Billy Coyle (D) v. Clark Duffe (Libertarian) v. Dave White (I)
U.S. Senate
Tom Coburn (R)(i) v. Jim Rogers (D) v. Ronald Dwyer (I) v. Stephen Wallace (I)
OK< the final post before the vote. Polls are open from 7am to 7pm tomorrow (Tuesday, August 24, 2010). Choose wisely! The two contenders are James Lankford and Kevin Calvey and quite frankly, I’ll be glad not to have to hear their commercials anymore! ARGH!
OK this is really simple–there is a choice between a God-fearing, family loving, community serving Conservative, and a God-fearing, family loving, community serving career (Conservative) politician. Not an easy choice, people! But my gut tells me to go with the non-career politician.
James Lankford: Received a B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Texas (1990)–BOO! 
and a M.Div. from SW Baptist Theological Seminary (1994). James was the director of the Falls Creek Summer Camp from 1996-2009.
James Lankford
- Endorsed by Mike Huckabee and J.C. Watts. Check out other endorsements and heavy-hitters on his “leadership team” by clicking here.
- Has never served in Washington, DC! (yes this is a good thing).
- Understands the difference between religious freedom and terrorist organizations operating in America–would not have a meeting with CAIR because of questionable practices for which it is under investigation, according to the Lankford website.
- Banking–points out that this administration’s desire to remove all risk from our economy is anti-capitalistic, over-regulation possibly in violation of the 10th Amendment, and is absurd, given the inefficiency of the federal government to run anything.
- Energy: for common sense solutions to energy questions, in the form of domestic oil and gas productions and deregulation of the industry, rather than reliance on “alternative energy” sources (wind, water, geothermal etc) which can provide no more than 7% of our energy needs (Website) but would encourage other energy options via regulatory reforms, rather than subsidies.
- For a strong and consistent relationship with Israel.
- Believes in prioritizing national security in the budget while honoring our service men and women.
- 10th Amendment–also believes in the text of the 10th Amendment, and will work to bring issues back to the purview of the States and out of the hands of the Feds.
- Wants to cut spending and does not believe that “stimulus spending” is a way out of an economic decline. Since all spending bills originate in the House, is aware of his ability to impact the nation at this crucial point in our history.
- Taxes: Wants to flush the tax code and start over with something simpler.
Kevin Calvey: State rep for District 94 in Del City from 1998-2006, where he authored Bill 1547, giving OK Taxpayers one of the largest cuts in state history (according to his website); trimmed 7% from the state budget. Calvey is pro-life as well. He served in the military in Iraq in 2007 after having sought a commission in the Army National Guard in 2003. (I believe he was a prosecutor in Iraq.) He received a B.A. from the University of Dallas (1988) and a J.D. from Georgetown University in 1993, and began a private law practice in 1994.
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Kevin Calvey
for Constitutional, Free Enterprise policies that will allow businesses to flourish; wants to impede Nancy Pelosi and her progressive agenda!
- Endorsed by Club for Growth, the Oklahoma Rafle Association, Jim Gilchrist, Vets for Freedom, Oklahoma’s Concerned Women of America affiliate.
- Economics: Wants to control wasteful spending and lower taxes.
- Health care: wants to employ market based reforms, rather than Obamacare, to eliminate waste and fraud and abuse of health care resources.
- Energy: for increased drilling domestically, and promotion of CNG as a transportation fuel. Opposed to Cap and Trade!
- Promises never to vote for a Congressional pay raise, and will donate any pay raises to non-profit groups that support the troops. Supports the Congressional Reform Act, which includes term limits and no tenure/no pension rules; requires Congress to participate in social security, purchase their own retirement plans, removes their ability to vote themselves a pay raise, and removes the current Congressional health care system–requiring them to participate as all Americans do in the current system.
- Family Values: Supports traditional family values, protecting traditional marriage, and parental notification statutes.
Two more races are on the runoff ballot on August 24, 2010. This time these are for US Representatives for Districts 2 and 5. The District 2 winner will face Dan Boren (D) and the District 5 winner will face Billy Coyle (D) in the general election. This post profiles the District 2 candidates! Don’t forget to vote!
District 2: Daniel Edmonds v. Charles Thompson
Daniel Edmonds: Graduated from Morris HS, and is a 7th Generation Oklahoman. He has been a legislative intern at the OK State Capitol and in Washington, D.C. for Congressman Frank Lucas. He has a B.S. (2006) and M.S. (2008) in plant and soil sciences from OSU, and is working toward the completion of his doctoral degree.
Daniel Edmonds, From Project Vote Smart
On the Issues:
- Pro-life
- Pro Traditional Marriage
- 2nd Amendment: NRA and GOA member
- Taxes: Believes in cutting taxes and reducing wasteful spending via cutting income tax and eliminating taxes on staple food items and simplifying the tax code. Favors the Fair Tax. (20% initially, reduced to 10% over time).
- Health Care: Against government run health care; for open market competition for insurance.
- Education: For parental control of education.
- Economy: Believes that reducing taxes for individuals and corps will revitalize the economy since 70% of our economy is consumer spending. Would like to reduce or eliminate corporate taxes altogether.
- See more on immigration and others at this link.
According to the blog “The Musings of a Muskogee Politico,” Charles Thompson has a few campaign finance report problems, which are outlined and circled in red on copies of the forms. Some people think this smacks of future corruption, others think it is the honest mistakes of volunteers who are not professional form filler-outers. Check it out and you decide!
Dr. Charles Thompson, From Musings...
Dr. Charles Thompson: Joined the Army after high school, was in the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and served for 23 years, retiring as a Major. Graduated from OSU, College of Veterinary Medicine, and worked for 5 years in a private clinical practice as a relief vet and small business owner.
On the Issues:
- Health Care: Against government run health care, which leads to rationing and driving small businesses out of business. Wants to repeal Obamacare.
- Illegal Immigration: Proposes a real fence and consistent, meaningful enforcement of the current laws.
- Big Government: Believes in the 10th Amendment and promises to measure every bill before him by that standard. Will not vote for bills which, in his estimate, encroach upon the rights of the states or the people.
- Gun Control: Doesn’t believe the 2nd amendment ensures your right to hunt, but that gun ownership by citizens ensures freedom from oppressive governmental regimes. Believes that gun control laws are unconstitutional where they control access to guns by law abiding citizens.
- Taxes: Wants to abolish the tax code, but doesn’t have a solution and won’t propose one until the corruption in Congress is dealt with. He will support the Fair Tax, Flat Tax, or National Sales Tax–whichever the District 2 voters prefer.
Oklahoma primary runoffs are on August 24, and below are the candidates and some info! These races are really heating up, and the mud is flying!
Insurance Commissioner: The Insurance Commissioner shall be the chief executive officer of the Insurance Department according to Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 301. Also according to our statutes, the Insurance Commissioner must be 25 years old, have had at least 5 years experience in the insurance industry in administration, sales, servicing or regulation, and cannot be financially involved in any agency, insurer, or insurance transaction (other than as a policy holder/claimant).
John Crawford from Oklahoma Press Association
John Crawford: Major campaign promises are to fight the federal takeover of healthcare, lower the cost of health and auto insurance, and extend an open door policy for Oklahomans with an insurance issues and for insurance companies with problems to come to the OID (Oklahoma Insurance Department). Questions arose against this candidate the last time he was insurance commissioner (late ’90s), and according to the Doak website:
“In 1998 the Daily Oklahoman reported Crawford was the target of an FBI investigation into alleged fraud and nepotism regarding computer contracts he awarded on behalf of Enid-based insurance company American Standard Life & Accident Co. The FBI probe focused on allegations Crawford’s son, the late John P. Crawford III, profited from the contract.”
John Doak--From McCarville Report
John Doak: Major campaign premise is to stand on the principles of lower costs through open markets and fair competition. Promises to increase options for private consumers, and opposes mandated healthcare coverage, especially federal healthcare mandates, and advocates buying insurance across state lines and association health plans. John Doak has also fought against House Bill 2437 (1% tax on health insurance claims paid in OK), and Senate Bill 1556, (raises fee for obtaining driving records from $10 to $25–highest in the nation). Doak has 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and is from Tulsa.
- Endorsed by Mike Huckabee and
Michael Bates, BatesLine
Muskogee Politico
Rep. David Derby
Rep. Rex Duncan
Rep. Steve Martin
Rep. Lewis Moore
Rep. Guy Liebermann
Sooner Republican Assembly
Tulsa Beacon
Tulsa Today
Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman (OU/UCLA) was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame along with Pete Incaviglia (OSU), whose career records of 48 home runs in a season and 100 in his career still stand, and Ricky Bryan, former OU D-back who was inducted posthumously.
Pete Incaviglia
Michele Smith (OSU) Olympic gold-medalist in Softball, and Don Demeter, former MLB player who was born in Oklahoma City, were also inducted. The ceremony took place at the Oklahoma Cowboy Hall of Fame. CONGRATULATIONS!
Michele Smith
Don Demeter-LA Dodgers
Any results where there are two candidates in a box, separated by a slash (/) means there will be a runoff election on August 24, 2010! Study up and make your vote count!
Following is a table of results:
|
Position |
Republican |
Democrat |
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Statewide Positions |
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Governor |
Mary Fallin |
Jari Askins |
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Lt. Gov |
Todd Lamb |
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State Auditor |
Gary Jones |
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Superintendent |
Janet Baressi |
Susan Paddack |
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Attorney General |
Scott Pruitt |
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Labor Commissioner |
Mark Costello |
|
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State Treasurer |
Ken Miller |
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Insurance Commissioner |
John Crawford/John Doak |
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Corporation Commissioner |
Dana Murphy |
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State Senator |
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District 4 |
Mark Allen |
Neil Brannon |
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District 10 |
Eddie Fields |
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District 14 |
Frank Simpson |
Darryl Roberts |
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District 22 |
Rob Johnson |
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District 24 |
Anthony Sykes |
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District 28 |
Harry Coates |
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District 30 |
David Holt |
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District 34 |
Rick Brinkley |
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District 42 |
Cliff Aldridge |
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District 44 |
James Davenport/ Ralph Shortey |
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District 48 |
|
Connie Johnson |
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National Races |
Republican Democrat |
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U.S. Senator |
Tom Coburn |
Jim Rogers |
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U.S. Rep |
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District 1 |
John Sullivan |
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District 2 |
Daniel Edmonds/Charles Thompson |
Dan Boren |
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District 4 |
Tom Cole |
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District 5 |
Kevin Calvey/James Lankford |
Billy Coyle |
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District Judges |
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District 2, Office 1 |
Doug Haught/Richard Phillips |
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District 7 Office 7 |
Cindy Truong/Pat Crawley |
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District 7 Office 2 |
Twyla Gray |
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District 14 Office 3 |
James Caputo/Clancy Smith |
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District 14 Office 13 |
Carl Funderburk/Bill Musseman |
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District 21 Office 1 |
Jonathan Nichols/ Tracy Schumacher |
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District 21 Office 2 |
Greg Dixon/John Mantooth |
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District 24 Office 3 |
Ken Adair/John Maley |
Short overviews just in time for an afternoon vote!
John A. Wright: Earned his A.A. from Jamestown Community College, Jamestown NY (1974); B.S. Marketing with honors (1976) Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL; attended graduate school at ORU, taught Government for two years at ORU; graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center (1984); earned OK Real Estate License (1998) and Brokers’ License (2002); elected to the Oklahoma House in 2004.
Issues/Platform:
- He Knows Oklahoma
- He’s Prepared to Lead
- He’s a Bedrock Conservative
Todd Lamb: Elected OK State Senator in 2004; Earned a bachelor’s from OSU and his J.D. from OKCU School of Law; Special Agent in the Secret Service (1998-2002).
- Improving Oklahoma’s Image
- Growing the Economy
Bernie Adler:Earned a B.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma, M.B.A. from University of Denver; is currently a real estate investor.
Issues/Platform:
- Not a career politician
- Running as an “independent” republican
- Proposes creating a Voter protection bureau w/in the Lt. Gov’s office to advice the people of the state of the impact of each bill on OK citizens before it’s voted on by Congress.
- Proposes a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, whereby they would be encouraged to come forward and register with authorities and would then be given 3 years to become a citizen before they are charged with a felony.
Paul Nosak: Born in PA, but moved to OK in late teens; entered ORU where he studied business and political science for 1 year; owns 3 businesses in Tulsa.
(FYI-be careful on his website–when you click on a link a gunshot (sound) goes off!)
Issues: (taken from his website)
| God Fearing | “I answer to a higher power.” | |
| Fiscal Conservative | “Won’t spend more than we take in.” | |
| Gun-Loving | “From my cold, dead hands, will I stop fightingh for our gun rights and our freedom!” | |
| Pro-Life | “Life begins at conception.” | |
| Taxes | “We have to find a way to lower taxes!” | |
| The Economy and Overspending | “Take care of taxes and the economy takes care of itself.” | |
| Immigration | “Teach them English and make them pay taxes while we figure out the rest!” | |
| Stimulating Tourism | “Oklahoma Tax Voucher – Every non-resident who comes to Oklahoma gets a portion of taxes back.” | |
| Crime | “30 days in the slammer for first time DUI offenders and at least 15 days of nights and weekends if elligible.” | |
| Death Penalty | “Firing Squad – Bullets are cheaper than kilowatts and cheaper than poison and needles.” | |
| Child Molesters | “Castration and facial tattoo!” | |
| Marriage | “Union between man and wife for companionship and procreation; not tax breaks!” |
In the Republican State Treasurer Primary are two seemingly worthy candidates: Owen Laughlin and Ken Miller. Now, in the interest of full disclosure I do know some of Owen Laughlin’s family, and am therefore biased in his favor. I don’t suppose I ever claimed to be unbiased in the first place, but, well, now I feel better. I also like the fact that he speaks in specifics, not general principals. Principals are good, but I would like to know from all candidates in these primaries what exactly they have planned for our futures!
Owen Laughlin
- Bio: State Senator for 12 years; from Woodward, OK; B.A. Political Science from SNU (1973); J.D. Oklahoma City University (1976); Flight Instructor for the FAA (Certified); ADA (assistant district attorney), Woodward County; Elected to the State Senate in 1996; Assistant Minority Floor Leader; Minority Whip (2003-2004).
Issues: Government Waste, State Property Inventory, Dismantling of the “Good ol Boy Network” for State Contracts
- Government Waste: Owen has plans for making Oklahoma’s business practices 21st Century, efficient, effective, and streamlined. He has data from an internal audit done by IBM about Oklahoma’s outmoded practices which are costing the state an extra $70M.
- State Property Inventory: The state could be saving money here via a proper inventory of its holdings, and by negotiating a lease-purchase agreement (which should have been done years ago–and we could stop paying rent). Owen has plans to remedy this situation and again, bring wasteful spending under control.
- Investments: Owen’s position is also never to invest in foreign opportunities, particularly with respect to investments in foreign countries, stocks, or investment opportunities which promote or harbor terrorists.
- State Contracts: Owen is committed to a transparent bidding process by which Oklahoma awards state contracts. See a startling example about wasteful spending on attorneys at his website under State Contracts.
Ken Miller
- Bio: Elected to the OK House of Representatives in 2004; Chair of House Appropriations & Budget Committee; B.A. Economics, Lipscomb University; M.B.A. Pepperdine, Ph.D. Economics, University of Oklahoma; teaches economics at Oklahoma Christian University.
Issues (From his website)
- Protect and maximize taxpayer dollars
- invest assets wisely and safely
- attack government waste
- promote job creation
- provide fiscal discipline to agency management
- scrutinize revenue certifications
- put the state’s checkbook online
Randy Brogdon
- Bio: Former Mayor of Owasso; Elected to OK State Senate in 2002; From Owasso, OK; 100% pro-life voting record; 2003 OCPAC Legislative New Comer of the year; 2004 Legislator of the Year; 2005-2006 Senate Republican Whip; regional sales manager for Hardin Geo-Technologies; owned Air-Conditioning business for 30 years.
- Change: Has been running on a ticket of “change” saying that he is “dangerous to the status quo!” Also cites a smaller government philosophy as motivation behind proposing to eliminate the OK State Income Tax.
- Education: he believes that education is the responsibility of the parents. He has also co-authored the Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act (SB 320), which would have allowed school officials to assist teachers in presenting a well-rounded view of the science (or lack thereof) behind the theory of evolution. This bill died in committee.
- Government: he believes in small government, and has authored a reslution in the OK Senate (SJR 12) which would term limit statewide officials, and opt Oklahomans out of Obamacare.
- Endorsed by Sarah Palin
Mary Fallin
- Bio: Elected OK State Rep. in 1990; elected Lt. Gov in 1995 (12 years); elected to U.S. House in 2006; named Guardian of Small Business by NFIB and a Hero of the Taxpayer by Americans for Tax Reform; received True Blue award from Focus on the Family and Family Research Council and the Spirit of Enterprise by the US Chamber of Commerce; has a lifetime score of 96 from the American Conservative Union; She has a B.S. from OSU (1977)
Key Issues: Job growth, education, quality of life.
- Job Growth: She promises to enact business friendly reforms in order to bring jobs to OK by enacting “smart, conservative, fiscally sound policies…not higher taxes and more spending.”
- Education: Pledged reforms include more accountability for state-funded schools, higher educational standards, financial incentives for excellent teachers, and school-choice options.
- Quality of LIfe: She wants to work to encourage preventative healthcare and lowering costs of medical treatment while expanding access to healthcare.
- Federal Voting record. It’s too long and detailed to put in the blog, but click to link to see how she voted while in the House.
- Endorsed by Tim Pawlenty (MN)
Roger L. Jackson
- Bio: 45 years of business, management, and negotiating skills including owning and running his family office equipment business, being an account exec for SWBEll Yellow Pages and having sales experience with 3 large OK liquor wholesalers; believes the Constitution is NOT a living document; 2nd Amendment proponent and believer in strength of 10th Amendment protections; has a B.B.A. (Marketing) from OU (1973).
Issues: Tax Revenues, OK’s Economy and Budget, Education, & Healthcare
- Tax Revenue: Would allow liquor stores and Car dealers to open on Sunday; wants to legalize and tax medical marijuana, wants to allow higher alcohol % in beer, wants to allow wine sales in grocery stores.
- OK Economy: Review state salaries, examine vendor contracts, consolidate state agencies to reduce redundancy, lower the corporate tax rate and reduce the personal income tax rate (both to 5%).
- Education: reduce unnecessary superintendents and administrators, increase teacher salaries, explore alternative teaching methods to reduce costs and enhance educational learning styles.
- HealthCare: Take new bids on competitive HMOs for state employees to reduce state healthcare expenses by 40%.
Robert Hubbard
- Bio: Owns Hubbard Ranch Supply and his own ranch, graduated from SNU, BOD American Paint Horses Association, Former President of the OK Paint Horse Club, Fmr. Regional director of Nazarene Federal Credit Union. Wife is a former district judge. Notes his run for politics was only after his wife retired from her position.
- Issues: Government waste, DHS, Dept. of Corrections, against career politicians
- Taxation: particularly troubled by the way that Congress gets around actually passing taxes via passing legislation aimed at bailouts etc which ends up costing Americans in the end.
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