KENNETH BLEVINS (L)

AGE: 38
WHERE HE LIVES: Sand Springs
FAMILY STATUS: Single
EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University bachelor’s in athletic training, 2010; Tulsa Community College, associate’s degree in secondary education, 2006
OCCUPATION: Welder and pipe fitter, Piping Enterprise

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: Frivolous government spending must be stopped. More funds should go toward paying off debts. Reduce wasteful spending on foreign military operations, infrastructure boondoggles, and useless research studies.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Opposes unnecessary foreign entanglements that involve use of American taxpayers’ money or U.S. troops. “Keep Americans home with their families, where they belong.” Would not support spending large sums on weapons for Ukraine in its war with Russia. These large expenditures driven by influential, profit-making weapons manufacturers.

JAMES LANKFORD (R)

AGE: 54
WHERE HE LIVES: Edmond
FAMILY STATUS: Married to Cindy, two children
EDUCATION: University of Texas, bachelor’s degree in secondary education, 1990; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, master’s in divinity, 1994
OCCUPATION: U.S. senator, Oklahoma; Former U.S. representative, District 5, Oklahoma; Former director of student ministry, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, and former director of Falls Creek Youth Camp

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: Opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, saying it will damage the economy and won’t tame inflation. Federal agencies have centralized regulatory authority, which hurts economic growth and job opportunities.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Military must provide a strong defense and should have a global presence to protect U.S. interests and deter bad actors. Be wise in our relationship with China, which oppresses its own people and bullies neighbors.

MADISON HORN (D)

AGE: 32
WHERE SHE LIVES: Oklahoma City
FAMILY STATUS: Single
EDUCATION: Attended Georgia State University and Georgia Military College
OCCUPATION: Former global cyber portfolio lead, Siemens Energy; Former senior manager of cybersecurity and privacy, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Former security consultant, FusionX, and security associate principal, Accenture

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: Address the growing worker shortage with vocational and co-op development programs. Supports laws to provide livable wages. Provide more skills-development programs, including in clean-energy industries.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Use global alliances to increase technological collaboration. Invest in offensive and defensive cybersecurity. Use a logical border-security strategy, investing in resources and technology. Treat immigrants with dignity and respect.

MICHAEL DELANEY (I)

AGE: 58
WHERE HE LIVES: Little Axe
FAMILY STATUS: Married to Ashley, one child
EDUCATION: Attended the University of Pennsylvania, Moore School and Wharton School; Attended Camden County College, New Jersey
OCCUPATION: Former software engineer, Johnson Controls, Autobaron.com, Click to Market, and other companies

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: Increase federal investment in renewable energy. Raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. Provide universal healthcare and affordable housing.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: End the war in Ukraine. Boycott and sanction Russia until President Vladimir Putin is removed from power. Get off the leash of the oil cartel, the companies, and nations that control production and distribution.

ROBERT MURPHY (L)

AGE: 74
WHERE HE LIVES: Norman
FAMILY STATUS: Single
EDUCATION: Attended the University of Oklahoma, 1988; Attended San Diego State College of Engineering, 1972
OCCUPATION: Retired; Former data and computer network technician, University of Oklahoma; Former telecommunications manager, IBM

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: Endorses a “Libertarian Revolution” to address wealth inequality, endless wars, and political corruption. Calls for dismantling of legal structures that allow the banking system, military industrial complex, Congress, corporations, and mainstream media to control so much of people’s lives.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Opposes the nation’s pattern of engaging in “frivolous military actions to protect or promote international corporations.” Avoid overdependence on foreign energy sources. Wind and solar power are too unreliable for now; fossil fuels are essential until thorium nuclear plants spread.

MARKWAYNE MULLIN (R)

AGE: 45
WHERE HE LIVES: Westville
FAMILY STATUS: Married to Christie, six children
EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, associate’s degree in construction technology, 2010; Attended Missouri Valley College, 1996
OCCUPATION: U.S. Representative, District 2, Oklahoma; Rancher; Owner, Mullin Plumbing, Mullin Properties, Mullin Environmental, Mullin Services

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: Says Democrats’ tax-and-spend “socialist” agenda will worsen inflation, particularly in energy and small business. Denounces President Biden’s “war on American energy,” citing his barriers to increasing U.S. oil production. Opposed a 2019 bill to raise federal minimum wage.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Voted yes on $40 billion measure to support Ukraine’s military in the war against Russia and replenish U.S. stockpiles of weapons. Voted for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, which took effect in 2020, replacing NAFTA

KENDRA HORN (D)

AGE: 46
WHERE SHE LIVES: Oklahoma City
FAMILY STATUS: Single
EDUCATION: University of Tulsa, bachelor’s degree in political science, 1998; Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2001
OCCUPATION: Former Senior Consultant, The Mettise Group; Former U.S. Representative, District 5, Oklahoma; Former Executive Director, Sally’s List; Co-Founder, Women Lead Oklahoma

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: Federal investment in critical needs, creating jobs and lifting the Oklahoma and U.S. economies. Opposed raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour; backed an alternative bill to increase and regionalize the minimum wage.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Bipartisan agreement needed to forge policies on concerns about China over defense, trade, and human rights. Voted for the U.S.-MexicoCanada Trade Agreement, which took effect in 2020, replacing NAFTA.

RAY WOODS (I)

AGE: 87
WHERE HE LIVES: Cleo Springs
FAMILY STATUS: Married to Norma, one child
EDUCATION: Attended San Diego College of Engineering, 1958
OCCUPATION: Retired; Formerly self-employed, oil industry; Owner, Woods Manufacturing

POSITIONS

• ECONOMY: An entrenched federal bureaucracy has usurped the sovereignty of the states and diluted every citizen’s liberty. “Reboot” the primacy of the U.S. Constitution. Allow each state to establish a stable gold and silver banking system.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS: The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a “boondoggle war,” and the U.S. should never have gotten involved. Eliminate the CIA, FBI, and the rest of the excessively clandestine military industrial complex.