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David McLain for Tulsa County GOP Chairman

If you haven't already, please read my little essay about the purpose of a political party. Grounded in the view that a political party ought to stand on principle above personality, tomorrow at the 2017 Tulsa County Republican Convention I'll be voting for David McLain for Tulsa County GOP...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 24, 2017 11:48 PM

SD 39: NRA backs Amanda Teegarden; State Chamber backs Dave Rader

1170 KFAQ's Pat Campbell hosted a SD 39 debate between Amanda Teegarden and Dave Rader. Click to listen to the podcast. The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund has endorsed Amanda Teegarden in the Republican runoff for Senate District 39. The race will be resolved in a runoff next Tuesday,...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 18, 2016 11:09 PM

Jim Bridenstine endorses Amanda Teegarden, Joe Newhouse in state senate runoffs

Oklahomans vote on August 23, 2016, a runoff in a small number of races where no candidate received a majority of the vote in the June primary. U. S. Representative Jim Bridenstine has made endorsements in two of those Republican runoff primaries for open State Senate seats in Tulsa County....

Posted by Michael Bates on August 11, 2016 10:18 AM

Amanda Teegarden for Oklahoma Senate District 39

District 39 State Sen. Brian Crain has hit his term limit; four Republicans and a Democrat have filed to replace him. I will be voting for Amanda Teegarden, a conservative who has demonstrated her commitment to her principles through her activism. Teegarden has shown herself to be a careful...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 20, 2016 11:21 PM