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Donald Chasteen for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner

Incumbent Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has hit his term limit. I will be voting for Donald Chasteen to replace him. Donald Chasteen is a Shelter Insurance agent based in Inola. He served as a Tulsa firefighter from 1988 to 2002. In 2006, he founded the Inola Wrecker Service, providing...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 21, 2018 1:47 AM

Oklahoma primary 2018: Notes on statewide offices

I'll be writing about each office in a separate entry, but here are a couple of preliminary notes. Three of the candidates on the statewide ballot are current or recent members of legislative leadership: Former State Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman, House Majority Floor Leader Glen Mulready, and former...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 20, 2018 11:27 PM

State exchanges unwise? Probably. Blameworthy? Maybe not.

I learn all sorts of interesting things at blogger conferences, and some of the most interesting are incidental to the official program. And sometimes you have to go a thousand miles away to learn about something in your own state. Back in April, I was at BlogConCLT, sponsored by FreedomWorks...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 21, 2012 11:32 PM

Election 2010: Tulsa area Republican legislative candidates

There's an impressive crop of Republican candidates running as challengers or for open State House and State Senate seats in the Tulsa area. Each one is an accomplished individual with a great deal of life experience to bring to the Legislature. They'd also represent Oklahoma's conservative social and fiscal values...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 21, 2010 1:11 AM