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Re-elect District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler

Time is short, but here is a brief explanation of my choice in this race, a reiteration of what I said on KFAQ last week. I thought at the time that Steve Kunzweiler made the right, but uncomfortable, decision in the Shelby case, and I still feel that way, given...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 25, 2018 10:16 PM

SQ 780 & 781: Kunzweiler vs. Steele

Recently on Talk Radio 1170 KFAQ, Pat Campbell hosted a discussion on Oklahoma State Questions 780 and 781 with former State House Speaker Kris Steele, a proponent of the propositions, and Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler, who opposes them. The more I listened to Steele's arguments in favor, the...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 6, 2016 10:13 AM

Oklahoma runoff election day 2014

Happy Election Day! Polls open across Oklahoma at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Results should start rolling in soon after 7 p.m. The Oklahoma State Election Board website will update results as they are received from the county election boards. Although results are posted on each precinct door...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 26, 2014 7:00 PM

Pro-life group: Fred Jordan led defeat of key bill

In a state as strongly pro-life as Oklahoma, legislation to protect the unborn and pregnant women normally sails through to passage. But sometimes that legislation is stymied by judges. Although appeals court judges and supreme court justices are subject to a periodic retention vote of the people, I can't recall...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 22, 2014 11:58 AM

Fred Jordan's ineligibility: Rebutting Terry Simonson

Terry Simonson was on 1170 KFAQ with Pat Campbell this morning, arguing the case for State Rep. Fred Jordan's eligibility to be elected District Attorney. Simonson's LinkedIn profile indicates that he is the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office and the President/Owner of Pathways Consulting &...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 17, 2014 6:30 PM

Steve Kunzweiler for Tulsa County District Attorney

After 16 years in office, Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris is stepping down. Three Republican candidates filed to replace him, but one candidate quit the race because of a constitutional impediment to his election, and a second candidate should stand down for the same reason, but he refuses to...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 13, 2014 3:52 PM

Neither Crain nor Jordan are eligible for District Attorney

Article 5, Section 23, of the Oklahoma Constitution: No member of the Legislature shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed or elected to any office or commission in the State, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased, during his...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 25, 2014 4:10 PM