Thursday September 12 at 6:30 p.m., Tulsa 9.12 Welcomes State Senator Dana Prieto and Candidate Eddie Huff at Spirit Life Church, 5345 S Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK.
Prieto on the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus
Our Oklahoma State Legislature became the newest member of a national network of conservative lawmakers on Tuesday, September 3rd, with the launch of the latest Freedom Caucus chapter.
Prieto, a founding member of the newly formed Oklahoma Freedom Caucus, will share with us more about the mission and objectives of the caucus.
Additional members of Oklahoma’s caucus include Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, who will serve as chairman, Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, and Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland. Deevers will serve as the Senate vice chair and Olsen as the House vice chair.
The State Freedom Caucus Network is a conservative national organization with an official presence in 12 state legislatures. The network builds off of the House Freedom Caucus in Congress. The caucuses are known for creating model legislation, championing conservative causes, and promoting liberty-minded causes that garner publicity and attention.
The State Freedom Caucus Networks asserts that today, the federal government is larger and has more authority than ever before. The permanent administrative state, filled with un-elected bureaucrats, has run roughshod over our state legislatures and consolidated power. The principles enshrined in the 10th Amendment have never been more critical:
“Those powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Huff ran a very successful campaign for City Council District 7 against the incumbent. The two candidates face off in the general election this coming November. We’ve asked him to share more about his campaign, how volunteers can help, and what his vision is for Tulsa.
Huff has noted that much of the focus over the past 20 years here in Tulsa has been on developing downtown, expanding the arts and entertainment districts, and transforming Tulsa into a Welcoming City. Meanwhile, surrounding communities have focused on infrastructure and making their communities nice places to live.
Huff remarks, “I think it is time for the City of Tulsa re-focus on being a great place to live and work. So how do we do that?” Eddie’s plan for Tulsa includes these key steps:
Making public safety the #1 priority for our community. We need to attract and retain the best possible police and fire force.
Focusing spending on infrastructure development. Resurfacing and widening streets, particularly in high traffic areas, needs to be a priority.
Creating better relationships with surrounding communities and the County in order to develop partnerships that are mutually beneficial and cost beneficial. We should not be fighting each other; we should turn this into a Tulsa Metroplex where we grow together rather than competing against one another.