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2022 Tulsa School Board general election: BatesLine ballot card

Published April 3, 2022, postdated to remain at the top of the page until the polls close on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Tuesday, April 5, 2022, is general election day for K-12 school board seats in Oklahoma. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Seats on technology...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 5, 2022 7:02 PM

2022 School & Municipal Primary Election: BatesLine ballot card

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS UPDATE, with all precincts counted: The conservative, pro-parent school board candidates have either won outright (Debbie Taylor in Broken Arrow) or made it into a runoff (conservative Tim Harris against Susan Lamkin, who had the endorsement of the GKFF-connected incumbent and the support of the TPS establishment; conservative...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 8, 2022 1:19 AM

Covering tracks: Kevin Hern and the Republican Main Street Partnership

Grassroots activists who support Kevin Hern for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional Candidate say they've been told by the candidate and his campaign that he never accepted the endorsement of the crony-capitalist, open-borders Republican Main Street Partnership or donations from the organization's affiliated Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC. (Note the subtle difference --...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 23, 2018 6:14 PM

Nathan Dahm for Congress in Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District

After sitting through the Tulsa 9/12 congressional candidate forum (my live-tweet thread is here), I came to the conclusion that I would be happy to have either Andy Coleman, former District Attorney Tim Harris, or State Senator Nathan Dahm representing us in Washington. All three appear to be men of...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 25, 2018 1:34 AM