Preface: Charley did not write this, this is what I think he would have recommended after going back through what he has written in the past, Susan Biggs
There are some corrections from last week:
There is no State Auditor race in the general election, Cindy Bird was elected in the Republican primary, there was no Democrat opponent.
The State Treasurer endorsement was incorrect - the endorsement should be for Todd Russ.
These are the corrected endorsements:
U.S. Senator (unexpired term)
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Markwayne Mullin,
- Kendra Horn is a very liberal Democrat
U.S. Senator
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses James Lankford
U.S. House First District
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Kevin Hern
U.S. House Second District
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Josh Brecheen
Oklahoma Governor
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Kevin Stitt
Lt. Governor
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Matt Pinnell
Attorney General
- No endorsement
State Treasurer
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Todd Russ
Superintendent of Public Instruction
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Ryan Walters
Corporation Commission
- No endorsement
State Labor Commissioner
- No endorsement
- Leslie Osborn is a liberal who wanted to raise taxes.
State Senate District 34
- Dana Prieto
State House District 70
- Brad Banks
State House District 71
- No endorsement
State House District 79
- Paul Hassink
- Oklahoma House District 79 is a mostly conservative district in South Tulsa that is represented by perhaps the most liberal lawmaker in Oklahoma, Rep. Melissa Provenzano.
Tulsa County District Court Judge
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Kevin Gray
Tulsa County Commissioner District 1
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Stan Sallee
Tulsa County Assessor
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses John A. Wright
Tulsa City Council
- District 5
- No endorsement
- District 6
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Christian Bengel
- District 7
- The Tulsa Beacon endorses Ken Reddick
- Ken Reddick is a conservative Christian who would be a voice of reason on the Tulsa City Council
Oklahoma Supreme Court retention vote
- Justice Dustin P. Rowe – vote yes
- Justice James R. Winchester – vote yes
- Justice Dana Kuehn – vote yes
- Justice Douglas L. Combs – vote no
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals retention vote
- Judge Stacie L. Hixon – vote yes
- Judge Gregory C. Blackwell – vote yes
- Judge John F. Fischer – vote no
- Judge Barbara Swinton – vote yes
- Judge Thomas E. Prince – vote yes