Elysabeth Britt is the only option and seemingly a good one - https://britt2020.com/

not Abbey - medical stuff is a copout seems like a corrupt corporatist https://www.abbybroyles.com/priorities-health-care

R.O. Joe Cassity Jr is a ghost. No information anywhere, no website, no facebook, no twitter. Total ghost.

Sheila is straight up looney toons crazy - http://www.sheilaforsenate.com/SHEILAFORSENATE.html

Seriously.

About SHEILA FOR SENATE

Please read this to see how I have had to fight for JUSTICE and know that I would try to help get JUSTICE for you in important areas or our government. I have filed about 20 lawsuits that have been dismissed by corrupt judges that care more about money and power than JUSTICE. I went to the offices of most of the 535 members of Congress three different times and none of them would meet with me. We need people in Congress and elsewhere who actually care about Justice. Please support my candidacy for U.S. Senate.

Some Background: I can't imagine anyone who is running for the U.S. Senate has more passion for Justice that I do. I can't imagine that anyone running for the Senate has bee more victimized and tortured than I have. Because of having a V on my forehead when I was a baby, people came from miles around to the hospital to see what they hoped was the" Victory Baby". This was during WWII and it was hoped that this was a sign that the war would soon be over.
I got some notoriety and some people ,evidently, were afraid I might run for a high office and interfere with their political plans and lust for power and money.

When My former husband was divorcing me, I was told at Luke Air Force Base that I needed an operation that I did not need. The operation took away the privacy of my own thoughts. How would like others to be able to listen to your thoughts. It is miserable at times. That was a way for the forces of evil to try and disable me and cause people to dislike or hate me.
I have become a target of people who gas me in my car, where I rent rooms, etc. They break my cars and mess with my electronic equipment that I use.

After one of our Presidents got in and after 1993, a cruel element of the Government, I believe, started transmitting into my head and sometimes pop words out of my mouth like the N. word. They also sleep deprive me and goad me about that and about gassing me etc. Criticism goes on and on. Sleep deprivation and gassing are the most difficult to deal with,

Don't you think it is about time that I am able to confront Congress and try to get this torture stopped. Isn't it about time I was able to help you with the injustices in this country. Please help stop the torture and help save my life. Please let me help you have a better quality of life.

Literally insane.

A lot of people are looking for an easy one stop shop for Judge information, so here you go...

As a bit of a disclaimer... my reasoning on these is highly partisan. In many cases based exclusively by whether they were appointed by a Democrat or a Republican. I know that Judges are meant to be impartial but the reality has proven quite the contrary.

You can look up some information about the elections for your area here. Googling their names and what they're running for can also be useful.

Supreme Court Judicial Retention

• NO - Patrick R Wyrick - appointed by Mary Fallon and on Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees
• YES - Yvonne Kauger - appointed by a Democrat
• NO - Noma D. Gurich - appointed by a Republican
• YES - James E. Edmondson - appointed by Democratic governor Brad Henry

Criminal Appeals Judicial Retention

• NO - Dana Kuehn - appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin
• NO - Scott Rowland - appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin
• YES - David B. Lewis - appointed by Democratic Governor Brad Henry

Court of Civil Appeals Retention

• NO - Barbara Green Swinton - appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin
• NO - Kenneth Buettner - appointed by Republican Governor Frank Keating
• YES - Robert Bobby Bell - appointed by Democratic Governor Brad Henry
• NO - E. Bay Mitchell III - appointed by Republican Governor Frank Keating
• NO - Bryan Jack Goree - appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin

Misc

District Judge, District 24, Office 3

• Vote for - Ken Adair - Is actually willing to go against what the local police want and comes to his own conclusions about cases.

District 24, Office 4

This one's a bit more complex. John M. Dunn vs Kelly Hake.

You can see how many campaign donations they've received here.

What I can tell you is that John M. Dunn seems to be a Constitutionalist which makes me think he might end up being like Justice Scalia, which would be a bad bad thing. Though he's received considerably fewer donations than Kelly Hake. Kelly Hake on the other hand seems to be zealously religious.

You can look up some of their cases and decisions on OSCN, which doesn't work on Firefox 47; but it seems to load on Google Chrome. Also, ODCR.

Here are some results for Kelly Hake on OSCN.

Here are some results for John M. Dunn on OSCN.

From what I can tell they both appear to be attorneys without a history of actually being a judge and writing opinions. So it's really hard to make much of anything out of their case history.

I can't make heads or tails of anything so I'm leaving this one blank.

Other Ballot information

For the other candidates I voted strictly partisan for Democrats, or against Republicans. In the case that a Democrat was not available I voted for the option that wasn't Republican. In the case of this ballot that was a Libertarian and an Independent.

On the state questions I voted yes to all of them. If you go to the Democrats of Oklahoma site you can find a PDF explaining the questions.

Going through my absentee ballot as I usually do when researching the candidates I've decided to share my research for the Progressive choices on this ballot with you guys. Keep in mind these are the choices I've come to through my research and aren't necessarily carved in stone as the 100% "right" choices. But maybe they'll help someone else out making their decisions.

Governor

Connie Johnson, why: Endorsed by Our Revolution Oklahoma

Lieutenant Governor

Anna Dearmore, why: Her competitor has no website and is funded by (tons of) pharma, insurance companies, big banks, Wal-Mart, Cox Communications, etc. Pittman also has a 40% rating from the Sooner Tea Party on her positions as of 2017. See here.

Commissioner of Labor

Sam A Mis-soum, why: He's a Progressive Independent Democrat, see here. The only thing his opponant says is that he's Fred, vote for him, and donate.

For Corporate Comissioner here's the breakdown...

Ken Reich, a retired educator, describes himself as a "ghost" candidate in this race. He doesn't have a website, doesn't plan to get one and doesn't plan to actively campaign for the seat. "I think for a Democrat to get elected in November, he is going to have to be a middle-of-the-road person who can get along with Republicans and Democrats. That is where I want to be, if I can make it," he said. Obviously don't vote for this clown.

Beau Williams uses "Stop the quakes, lower the rates" as the slogan on her website.

Williams, an attorney, said she is among the litigators representing Oklahoma County residents who seek to hold oil and gas companies accountable to for earthquake-related damage to their properties.

On her website, she states she also decided to run for a seat on the commission because she believes current leaders have turned "a blind eye to the abuses by oil companies, of their power to force a bankrupt state to cut their already low taxes ... "

If elected to the commission, she said her goal will be to nurture competition between traditional and renewable energy sources, remarking that surrounding states and even overseas countries such as Egypt "do it better, cleaner, and at less expense" by levying appropriate gross production taxes and by embracing renewable energy.

"It is absolutely absurd for one third of our energy generation to be fueled by coal that we import from out of state," she said.

Williams also maintains utility bills to residential and commercial ratepayers are unnecessarily high, asserting commissioners are to blame.

"Energy savings are not passed on to the families paying that electric bill because cleaner and cheaper sources of energy are being ignored and thwarted by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission," her site states.

Blake Cummings, an oil and gas field sales analyst, said he brings into the race decades of oil and gas experience, including working as a government relations specialist for oil and gas companies and public utilities.

He said he is seeking a seat on Oklahoma's Corporation Commission because he's tired of Oklahoma's state politics.

Cummings is upset by his perception that elected representatives, senators and statewide officeholders support owners and top executives of some of the state's biggest oil and gas companies when it comes to gross production taxes.

He also worries those same corporate leaders and the state's utilities have bought influence with the state's elected leaders by funding their campaigns through political action committees.

"These people, in my opinion, have been picking and choosing the political leaders in the state of Oklahoma for quite some time now," he said, noting that it's been decades since a Democrat was elected to the corporation commission.

The candidate said he'd like to see tighter safety regulations on the drilling of wells and would like to see the state further build out its pipelines to get more natural gas from Oklahoma wells to market.

His website.

Ashley Nicole McCray, an enrolled member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, highlights the issues that concern her on her website.

The candidate describes herself as a mother, a community organizer and academic who became interested in seeking a commission seat after organizing and working with Oklahomans concerned about pipeline and environmental issues.

While she acknowledges the commission doesn't directly oversee eminent domain issues involving pipeline companies or federal approval of interstate lines, she said most people she talks to aren't satisfied with the commission or the services it provides when it comes to pipelines and other matters.

"What we are finding is that the whole entire process of getting a well approved or putting a pipeline onto someone's land is actually really nontransparent," she said. "That is where I feel like we needed to intervene and step in."

She said she also is concerned about hydraulic fracturing and wants to ban saltwater disposal wells for at least for five years to see if that brings a drop in earthquakes. McCray also seeks to make sure utility companies treat their customers fairly and wants to promote the use of wind and solar energy as sustainable sources of electricity.

McCray is pursuing a doctorate in political studies and the environment after obtaining a bachelor's and two master degrees.

Source for all this info.

Corporation Commissioner conclusion

My thoughts on these candidates is that I'd never vote for Ken Reich. Blake Cummings has ties to the oil industry so I wouldn't vote for him, not to mention he wants to build more pipelines.

Ashley Nicole McCray is for 100% renewable energy, adjusting utility rates, stopping fracking, and banning saltwater disposal wells at least temporarily for 5 years.

Beau Williams is against coal, for renewable energy, wants to stop the quakes, and be tough on oil companies that are forcing the state to lower its already low taxes.

For a Progressive, these are the only two real choices in this race. I think either would be great candidates.

But for me it comes down to McCray's website vs Williams' website. McCray's actually has an "issues" page whereas Williams's only has a "Meet Beau" page along with a page that explains the duties of a Corporation Comissioner. So I've gotta give my vote to McCray.

US Representative District 02

The choices:

• Clay Padgett, website. Frankly it doesn't say much. Protect Social Security & Medicare, combat the Opoid crisis, etc.

• Virginia Blue Jeans Jenner. This woman is practically a ghost. I found this from 1996 as her top priorities at the time: Free national health insurance and a health care credit card for veterans to go to the hospital of their choice; free college; $7-per-hour minimum wage; elect more women to Congress and the Legislature.

• Jason Nichols, website. He supports Net Neutrality, generic infrastructure stuff, thinks a resolution should be passed to protect Special Counsel Mueller, and stronger background checks for guns. Seems he also has some experience, was Mayor of Tahlequah for 2 terms. Though this is slightly concerning, "As mayor, he serves as vice-chairman on the board of trustees for the Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the largest public natural gas distributor in Oklahoma." (Small update, June 14th: You can see some of his donors here, though nothing looks too bad.)

• Elijah Mcintosh, website. His priorities are pretty underwhelming, at least for me. Pro education, pro veterans, and is concerned about Republicans destroying the economy, and Republicans wrecking the budget. On his twitter however he says "It’s simple: healthcare is a basic human right and Congress should act like it. It’s time to stop playing politics with people’s lives and create a healthcare system that ensures all people have access to quality, affordable healthcare in Oklahoma and across the country." He's been Secretary of the Nation and Commerce for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation since 2016 which is a cabinet-level position with the tribal government that requires confirmation by the National Council.

Overall, these candidates really need info on net neutrality, universal healthcare, if they're for free/debt free college, getting big money out of politics, global warming, LGBT rights, min wage, etc.

The only two choices however are between Jason Nichols & Elijah Mcintosh. I haven't decided which of those two I want to support yet. But I should have by Friday (I'm seeing if I can get some more info out of them) and I'll update this post with the choice that I made. Update June 14th, 2018: I've decided to go ahead and vote for Jason Nichols as he is for Net Neutrality and protecting the Special Council, and out of the things that are important to me, he seems to have more of them in his agenda than Mcintosh. At least that is available to the public. Maybe they're both great, but I've gotta go with the information that's available. I'll also say that his campaign seems a bit more professional, perhaps due to his experience as a Mayor. So that's a plus.

State Question 788

If you're a Progressive obviously the only answer to this is FOR THE PROPOSAL - YES. If you've watched videos of the people that genuinely need medical marijuana - the actual medicinal part of it, not the psychoactive part, strains like Charlotte's Web, it's unthinkable to reject it. Kids having violent seizures and extreme pain and it's the only thing that actually helps, and does it well. So this is a no brainer for me.

If you're concerned about people abusing it just to get high then maybe we should look into tougher restrictions/requirements to qualify for medical marijuana in the future. I don't partake myself, though personally I think it should just be legalized, regulated, and taxed nation-wide.

Hello Reddit readers of Bartlesville!

I would like to introduce myself to this group as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Oklahoma's 1st District.
I want you to know that I feel the same anger and disappointment that you do with our current leaders. And I believe that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Oklahoma deserves better.

No matter your party affiliation, I want you to know that while we may have some differences in opinion, my #1 priority will always be truthfully representing my constituents and finding solutions and improvements that will better the lives of all Oklahomans.

I hope we can find some common ground on that. If you'd like to know more about my platform, I invite you to check out and follow my social media pages for updates, as well as visit my website. Thanks so much, and please feel free to reach out to me at any time!

FB: http://www.facebook.com/amandadouglasforcongress
Website: http://www.amandadouglasforcongress.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/amanda4congress

This sub has been sleepy lately! I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling fired up about last night’s victories on the east coast, as well as Washington’s state legislature flipping blue.

If Virginia can elect a Democrat for governor, then we can also. Let’s take last night’s win and bring about real, positive change in our home state!

I was over with the education people and ours went smoothly (including a HS senior!), but what went wrong over there?

Edit: Oklahoma county convention

After embarrassing himself and his party, Sen. Ralp Shortey has announced his resignation, so a new election will be required to fill his seat. Is anyone familiar with any progressives seeking to replace him? This could be a chance for a great local victory.

After seeing what the Trump administration is willing to do I feel like I really need to do something

Do we have names of individuals to run for congressional seats? Or state seats? Im down to help out for CD-1 Tulsa and surrounding areas. Would love to start making them household names now.