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While elections for offices like insurance commissioner might conjure images of policy wonks dryly debating the complexities of actuarial tables and depreciation, the race for Oklahoma’s top regulatory official has been both contentious and highly competitive. Industry veterans Marty Quinn and Bob Sullivan emerged from a four-person field to compete for the GOP nomination Aug. […] The post…
Oklahoma Secretary of State Ben Lepak plans to address his Aug. 14 charge of public intoxication “through the legal process” and retain his appointed position despite Attorney General Gentner Drummond calling for his firing and citing a previous alcohol-related arrest. Edmond police officers arrested Lepak at a McDonald’s shortly before 11 p.m. Friday after a […] The post Drummond: Secretary of…
On his Truth Social account Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced a slate of nominations to the federal judiciary, including a pair in Oklahoma where the state’s three districts have seen increased workloads under the 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. Former Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Judge Trevor Pemberton is set to […] The post Trevor Pemberton, Zach West nominated…
Amid critical questions about how to handle the troubled jail, a pressing sales tax vote and crumbling infrastructure, incumbent Oklahoma County District 1 Commissioner Jason Lowe and challenger Kayla Baker face pressing issues ahead of the Aug. 25 Democratic runoff election that will decide the seat. Lowe won a 2025 special election to represent District […] The post District 1 OK County: Jason…
State superintendent of public instruction candidates Robert Franklin and James Taylor debated Aug. 13 at Cameron University in Lawton. The debate was presented by NonDoc, KSWO and the Lawton Constitution. Franklin and Taylor will face off in the Republican runoff election Aug. 25. The winner will compete against Democrat Jennettie Marshall in the November general […] The post Fact check:…
A state question on Oklahoma’s Aug. 25 ballots would change how counties are reimbursed for ad valorem tax revenue when properties qualify for manufacturing exemptions, a complicated and long-simmering issue now causing angst for some in the education sphere. Proposed “for the purpose of ensuring that no individual county shall receive reimbursement in amounts that […] The post SQ 844: Property…
In one of two State Senate races where a Republican incumbent has been pushed to an Aug. 25 runoff Oklahoma Freedom Caucus co-founder Sen. Dana Prieto faces a challenge from childcare business owner Aaron Forst for his Tulsa-area seat. Prieto (R-Tulsa) has represented Senate District 34 since he ousted former Sen. J.J. Dossett (D-Owasso) in […] The post SD 34 runoff: Dana Prieto, Aaron Forst talk…
With Carol Bush the only Tulsa City Council member voluntarily retiring in 2026, the race to replace her in southwest Tulsa’s District 9 is between sports broadcaster Shawn Tiemann, political newcomer Ben Johnson and longtime politico Pete Regan. All three candidates had supporters in attendance at an Aug. 10 Tulsa Press Club forum, which packed […] The post Tulsa District 9: Ben Johnson, Pete…
Republicans Roberto Seda and Teresa Sterling are hoping to draw on their professional backgrounds in law and law enforcement to solve problems on behalf of House District 91 constituents in southwest Oklahoma City and Moore. The winner of the Aug. 25 Republican runoff will face Democrat Chris Fowler in the Nov. 3 general election. One […] The post HD 91 runoff: Teresa Sterling, Roberto Seda tout…
n the latest bit of news that will make you feel old, Russell Westbrook has retired from professional basketball. I can still vividly remember the night he was drafted by the then-Seattle Supersonics. Like so many others, I had no idea who he was. Fast forward 18 years, we are now thinking of ways to […] The post Russell Westbrook statue will require good execution appeared first on NonDoc .
