Tulsa school board District 2 incumbent Jania Wester won re-election February 12 and Nicole Nixon and Stacey Woolley will advance to a runoff election April 2 for the open seat in District 1. Wester got 280 votes (75 percent) over Gary Cooper. Wester was appointed to the District 2 seat in October following the resignation…
Eight candidates will be on the ballot on February 12 for the District 1 in the Tulsa Public Schools and two for District 2. The primary election is February 12 and the general election is April 2. Board member Gary Perceful is not seeking re-election, so that is an open seat. The candidates who filed…
The Oklahoma State Election Board is encouraging Oklahomans everywhere to make a resolution to get registered and vote. “Whether you just turned 18 or have been eligible to vote for years, now is the time to take an active role in electing our government representatives,” said Paul Ziriax, Secretary of the State Election Board. “2020…
Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, is continuing his push this session to save taxpayers from paying for special elections when state legislators leave office before their term is up. Senate SB 363 requires state senators or representatives who resign, are removed from office, or are expelled, to pay the remaining balance of their campaign fund to…
January 18 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the February 12 elections, which include: Races for District 1 and 2 for the Tulsa Board of Education; Ward 5 for the City of Owasso City Council; Ward 2 for the City of Sand Springs City…
One of the reasons for the ongoing failure in Tulsa Public Schools is the political idealogy of the local school board. For years, the only openly conservative member of the Tulsa School Board was Dr. Lois Jacobs and she left after being harassed by the liberal news media, the teachers’ union and groups like the…
Randy McDaniel has become Oklahoma’s 19th state treasurer. During a ceremony attended by family and friends, McDaniel was administered the oath of office by State Supreme Court Justice James Winchester on Wednesday morning at the State Capitol Building. McDaniel has 24 years of private sector experience as a financial advisor and banker. He also served…
The Tulsa Public School Board has been looking for qualified replacements for Cindy Decker’s District 5 seat. Decker, who has been a member of the board since 2015, announced her decision to resign late last year after a job as executive director of Educare. She vacated her seat around January 7. Whoever is appointed will…
Ten candidates have filed for the District 1 seat on the Tulsa Public School Board. Board member Gary Perceful is not seeking re-election, so that is an open seat. The candidates who filed from December 3-5 were: Stacey Woolley, Kyle R. Wagner, DeAnna Cooper, Niki Grauberger, Nicholas Cains, Brenda Barre, Chris Freedom, Scott Carter, Nicole…
Filing for area school boards and municipal elections in Owasso, Skiatook and Sand Springs will be from December 3-5. All the filings will be at the election board office at 555 N. Denver Ave., said Tulsa County Election Board secretary Gwen Freeman. If two or more candidates file for any school board election, a primary…