Tulsa Board of Education, District 6
Ruth Ann Fate is a dyed-in-the-wool progressive who should not be on a school board. Dr. Jerry Griffin is a college professor with a background in law enforcement.
The Tulsa Beacon endorses Dr. Jerry Griffin
Tulsa County Court Clerk
Tulsa County Court Clerk Don Newberry has the perfect background for this job and he has done a lot to improve the efficiency and productivity of that important office.
The Tulsa Beacon endorses Don Newberry.
County Commission District 2, Republicans
Dr. Josh Turley, Sand Springs started with Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office in 1991. He created the first Risk Management program for Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office.
The Tulsa Beacon endorses Josh Turley.
U.S. Senator, Republicans
Sen. Jim Inhofe is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. His experience and vitality make him the choice.
U.S. Senate, Democrats
None of these candidates are qualified and they promote disastrous policies. We can’t recommend either.
U.S. House District 1, Democrat
Again, Democrats wasted weeks impeaching Trump when they should have been working stopping the coronavirus spread. We can’t recommend any.
Corporation Commission, Republicans
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, Kellyville, the first Republican House Speaker in more than eight decades in Oklahoma, is the choice here.
State Senate District 35, Republicans
The two top choices here are Cheryl Baber, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Linda Morrissey, who was a District Court Judge for 25 years in Tulsa County.
Baber is the better choice.
State Senate District 35, Democrats
There’s no such thing as a conservative Democrat running for office in Oklahoma this year. None of these would promote fiscal or social conservatism.
State Senate District 37, Republicans
Tulsa businessman Cody Rogers faces Dr. Chris Emerson of Jenks. We have no recommendation.
State Representative District 11, Republicans
Rep. Derrel Fincher, Bartlesville, faces Wendi Stearman, Collinsville. Wendi Stearman is the better choice.
State Representative District 12, Republicans
Rep. Kevin McDugle, Broken Arrow, faces Justin Dine, Broken Arrow.
Dine went to college at College of the Ozarks (“Hard Work U”) in Branson, Missouri.
The Tulsa Beacon endorses Justin Dine.
State Representative District 30, Republicans
Rep. Mark Lawson, Sapulpa, is a moderate who voted for tax increases and opposed Gov. Stitt on the budget.
Either Kate Stromlund, Sapulpa, or Jake Rowland, Bixby, would be a better choice.
State Representative District 66, Republicans
Rep. Jadine Nollan, Sand Springs, is a moderate who follows the direction of the chamber of commerce.
Emily DeLozier, Sand Springs, would be a better choice.
State Representative District 69, Republicans
Rep. Sheila Dills, Tulsa, would be a better fit in the Democrat Party. She is no conservative.
The Tulsa Beacon endorses Angela Strohm, a conservative Christian who believes in small government and the U.S. Constitution.
State Representative District 70, Republicans
You have to wonder why Rep. Carol Bush, Tulsa, is in the Republican Party. She votes like a liberal Democrat. Her Republican opponent, Taylor Woodrum of TU, seems like a conservative and would be a much better choice.
State Representative District 71, Republicans
This is a district filled with progressive Democrats registered as Republicans. We have no recommendation. The candidates are Beverly A. Atteberry, Mike Masters, and David Matthew Hullum.
State Representative District 72, Republicans
Rep. Monroe Nichols, Tulsa, got a zero (out of 100) on the Conservative Index. Maria Veliz Barnes, Tulsa, is a former Tulsa city councilor in District 4. Neither is a fiscal or social conservative.
State Representative District 79, Republicans
Margie Alfonso, Tulsa, a former president of the Tulsa Eagle Forum, is the best choice here to defeat Rep. Melissa Provenzano, an ultra-liberal agent of the Oklahoma Education Association. The other Republicans are Maria Mercedes Seidler and Clay Iiams.
The Tulsa Beacon endorses Margie Alfonso.
State Question 802
This is a precursor to a giant tax increase. First, it shouldn’t be an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution and it shouldn’t float based on the federal poverty rate. This will cost taxpayers billions of dollars and will be an incentive for able-bodied people to not look for jobs.
The Tulsa Beacon strongly urges a no vote on State Question 802.