State Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola (House District 8), will run for a third term with the Oklahoma House of Representatives. 

First elected in 2016, Gann became one of only two elected state representatives that do not take lobbyist or PAC money.  Gann has remained true to that pledge and will continue to represent the 8th House District by principled voting.

In 2018, Gann served on the House Special Investigative Committee where waste and mismanagement by the Oklahoma Department of Health was exposed.  In 2019, Gann followed up on the audit findings of that committee by co-authoring Senate Bill 316 with Senator Nathan Dahm. Senate Bill 316 requires greater transparency of agencies with regards to state funds and the relationships agencies form with each other.  The bill was signed by Governor Stitt and became law November 1, 2019.

With the election of Governor Stitt, stronger oversight and accountability was established by the legislature by giving the executive branch authority over key agencies. Gann said, “Governor Stitt’s leadership is changing the culture of State Government from a patronage culture to one of performance.”

Recently, Stitt issued an executive order requiring state agencies to reduce regulations by 25%.  Gann said, “As Chairman of the Administrative Rules Committee that deals directly with the regulatory code for Oklahoma, I support the initiative to reduce the regulatory burden on business and industry. In House District 8, the emerging industry along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and in the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, could be the first to feel the impact of those reductions.”

Gann is one of the most conservative members of the Legislature.

“It would be a privilege to continue to represent the voters of the 8th House District.  With your vote and support, I will keep working diligently to reduce the size of and scope of government interference in the lives of Oklahomans.” Gann said.

The 8th House District covers Wagoner, Rogers and Mayes Counties.