In the Tulsa area, there is only one Senate seat and only three Representative seats on the ballot in the June 28 primary.

And all four primary races are among Republicans.

The winners of the Senate race will be elected because no one else filed and one of the three House seats will also result in an election.

House District 79 is the only June 28 race in which the winning Republican will have a Democrat foe. There are three Republican candidates – Paul Hassink. Karen Gilbert and Stan Stevens – in District 79. The winner will face Democrat Rep. Melissa Provenzano. If no Republican gets more than 50% of the primary vote, the top two vote-getters will face each other in August.

Here is some information on these candidates.

State Representative District 79

Republican

Paul Hassink

Paul Hassink’s immigrated from Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. He wants to guard America’s freedom that is at risk with Washington’s liberal agenda. He is a strong believer in the U.S. Constitution.

Retired, Hassink is a regulatory affairs expert who dealt with the national power grid during his career. He is a professional engineer.

A committed Christian, Hassink thinks America should focus on restoring the national power grid instead of chasing a New Green Deal.

Karen Gilbert

Karen Gilbert is a former Tulsa City Councilor from District 5. She previously ran for District 79 and lost in the primary in 2018. Her husband is the chief photographer for the Tulsa World newspaper. She is currently executive director of Tulsa Crime Stoppers. She was an administrative assistant at the Tulsa Learning Academy and as a site supervisor at Key Elementary Before/After School Care. She wants to improve the leadership of the state.

Stan Stevens

Stan Stevens, who is from Bartlesville, was chairman of the Washington County Republican Party for two terms. He was treasurer for the State GOP. He is president of the Oklahoma County Treasurer’s Association and is on the Arvest Bank Advisory Board. He is president of a Lions Club.

He was forced to resign as Washington County treasurer following his conviction on drug charges, according the Tulsa World. He did not spend any time in jail.

He wants to improve public education, support economic growth and promote states’ rights.

State Senate District 36

Republican

Sen. John Haste

Sen. John Haste assumed office in 2018. His serves on the Appropriations Committee, the General Government Committee, the Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee. He and his family are long-time members of First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow.

He helped get Oklahoma’s Imagination Library extended to all 77 counties, He is pro-life.

Haste has a degree from the University of Tennessee  -Martin. He is senior vice president of business Development for Surya, a home furnishing firm.

David Dambroso

David Dambroso lost to Sen. Haste in the Republican Primary in 2018.  He wants to end corruption in state government and stop President Biden’s expansion of federal spending. He promotes America’s energy industry and he wants to end illegal immigration. He is pro-life and supports constitutional gun rights.

State Representative District 11

Republican

Rep. Wendi Stearman, Collinsville

Rep. Wendi Stearman has one of the highest conservative ratings in the Oklahoma Legislature. She is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment and pro-freedom. Her family created the Stearman Biplane, which served as the primary trainer for the U.S. pilots. She is vice chairman of the State Powers Committee, and serves on the Administrative Rules Committee, the A&B Select Committees, on the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, the Public Health Committee and the State and Federal Redistricting Northeast Oklahoma Subcommittee.

John B. Kane

John B. Kane has been the president of the Lyon Foundation since 2015 and a partner with his son in the Kane Cattle Company since 1986. He grew up and went to school in Bartlesville and has a bachelors’ degree from the University of Kansas. He has a ranch management certificate from TCU.

Kane is a member of the boards of directors for the Bartlesville Public School Foundation and the Bartlesville Sports Commission. He describes himself as a lifelong fiscal and social conservative.

State Representative District 76

Republican

Rep. Ross Ford

Rep. Ross Ford chairman of the A&B Committee and serves on the Appropriations and Budget Committee, the Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee, the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget, the Judicial-Criminal Committee and the State and Federal Redistricting Northeast Oklahoma Subcommittee.

He has worked on getting higher pay for prison workers and for help for law enforcement during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

Timothy Brooks

Timothy Brooks wants to “provide a conservative solution to the current incumbent.” He attended Rhema Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow and graduated in 2014. He is involved with Arrowhead Elementary PTA. He is a partner at Flippo Insurance. He is pro-life and the theme of his campaign is “fighting for families.”