Tag: Election

Janet Barresi to run for U.S. House

October 10, 2019

Former Oklahoma State School Superintendent Janet Barresi announced her candidacy for the Congressional District Five (Oklahoma City). Barresi will seek the GOP nomination to face Democrat Rep. Kendra Horn in 2020. “I’m a conservative Republican running for Congress because our values are under assault by radical Washington liberals,” Barresi said in a press release. “We…

Absentee ballot deadline approaches

August 29, 2019

Voters who want to have their absentee ballots mailed to them for the September 10 Town of Sperry PSO Utility Franchise election should apply now, said Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. The deadline for applications for absentee ballots is 6 p.m. September 4. Ballot applications are available at the Tulsa County Election Board…

Democrats have a wide variety of religious backgrounds

August 22, 2019

What is the religious background of the Democrat candidates for president? The major candidates are Hindu, Presbyterian, Catholic, Quaker, Jewish, Baptist, Anglican, Episcopal, Methodist, Church of Christ and “Protestant.” Of the top 20 Democrats, seven are Catholic, two are Hindu and three have religious backgrounds but are not affiliated currently with any specific religion or…

Hern will run for re-election in ‘20

August 15, 2019

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, announced his campaign for re-election in 2020. “After nearly three successful years of Donald Trump’s presidency, it is clear that solutions-oriented leaders are what we need in Congress,” said Hern. “While Democrats have wasted their first year in the majority with chaos and internal battles, Republicans have stayed true to…

Cheryl Baber runs for state Senate

May 30, 2019

Tulsa Attorney Cheryl Baber announced her Republican candidacy for Oklahoma State Senate District 35. Baber is a former assistant U.S. attorney and federal law clerk who worked on several high-profile cases, including one in which she successfully defended two Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officers who were working to arrest an illegal immigrant fugitive. Baber…

McLain elected state GOP chairman

April 11, 2019

Former Tulsa County Republican Chairman David McLain was elected state party chairman during the State GOP Convention Saturday at First Baptist Church of Moore. After failing to pass a party platform last time, the new platform passed with 70 percent of the votes by about 1,000 delegates. “This Oklahoma State platform holds true to our…

Woolley is elected to School Board

April 11, 2019

Stacey Woolley got 68 percent of the vote (552-259) over Nicole Nixon and was elected to the Office No. 1 on the Tulsa School Board on April 2. In the Tulsa Tech race for Office No. 7, Jim Baker beat Tom Trimble, Sr. 1,540-934. Christi Gillespie got 1,924 votes in the race for Ward 3…

Deadline for absentee ballots soon

March 21, 2019

Absentee ballots for the April 2 elections must be at the Tulsa County Election Board by 5 p.m. March 27 to be eligible to vote, said Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. Absentee voters can apply in person at the election board office or send in an application by mail, fax or email. An…

Municipal, school votes on April 2

March 14, 2019

Several area elections – including school board races in Tulsa and Broken Arrow – are scheduled for April 2. Those races are: District 1, Tulsa Board of Education Office 4, Broken Arrow Public Schools Office 4, Union Public Schools Office 2, Keystone School District District 7, Tulsa Technology Center Ward 3, City of Bixby City…

Letter: Reject unAmerican idealogies

March 7, 2019 Catherine White

In the 2018 midterm elections, 90 Muslims were on the ballots across the United States and nearly all were Democrats. There are now three members of Congress who are practicing Muslims. There are a host of Muslims holding office in states and communities. Two are Muslim women – Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib…