Tulsa Tea party Founder Endorsements for the July 27th GOP Primary!

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I have been asked numerous times for a Comprehensive list  of my endorsements in the July 27th GOP Primaries, as the founder of the Tulsa Tea Party.  So, I have put together this list of candidates that,  I believe, best embody the ideals of the  Tea Party Movement. In some of the races,  such as US Congress District 2, there were several quality candidates to choose from. In others, such as the Governor’s Race,  the choice is very clear. If a race is not listed here, it means that, either, I do not know enough about the candidates in the race, or that none of the candidates, in that race, fit the ideals of smaller Government, and opposition to all Federal Government Bailouts of  Private Industry, that the Tea Party Movement was founded upon.

So, here are my endorsements:

Randy Brogdon for Governor of Oklahoma

John Wright for Lt. Governor of Oklahoma

Scott Pruitt for Attorney General

Nathan Dahm for US House OK District 1

Dan Arnett for US House OK District 2

RJ Harris for US House OK District 4

James Lankford for US House OK District 5

David Mclain for Oklahoma Senate District 10

Tim Coager for Oklahoma Senate District 34

David Tackett for Wagoner County Commissioner District 1

Ken Yazel for Tulsa County Tax Assessor

Drew Rees for Tulsa County Commissioner District 3

Results of Monday’s Tulsa Straw Poll

As sent to me by Harold Vermillion of http://www.OkforTea.com

So, we all think that Kris messed up on the numbers but the following is what she said and we have it all on tape. She also failed to tell the results of a few of the votes. And any missing percentages is appearently undecided votes.

UNITED STATES SENATOR
Tom Coburn 91%
Lewis Kelly Spring .03%

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 01
John Sullivan 33%
Craig Allen .03%
Nathan Dahm 31%
Fran Moghaddam .01%
Kenneth Rice .03%
Patrick K. Haworth .09%

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 02
Charles Thompson 84%

GOVERNOR
Roger L. Jackson 1%
Mary Fallin 14%
Randy Brogdon 68%
Robert Hubbard 1%

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Todd Lamb 33%
John A. Wright 35%
Paul F. Nosak 32%

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ryan Leonard 23%
Scott Pruitt 59%

STATE TREASURER
Owen Laughlin 47%
Ken Miller 32%

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Janet Barresi 77%
Brian S. Kelly .03%

COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
Mark Costello 52%
Jason Reese 19%

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
John Doak 67%
Mark Croucher .06%
John P. Crawford .006%

CORPORATION COMMISSIONER
Dana Murphy 78%
Tod Yeager .03%

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 34
Rick Brinkley 29%
Tim Coager 26%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 68
Glen Mulready 43%
Howard Pidcock .04%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 76
David Brumbaugh 37%
Tony Curtis Griffith 10%

TULSA COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
John Smaligo 46%
Tracey Wilson 17%

TULSA COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
Fred Perry 25%
Drew Reese 45%
Michael Masters .01%

TULSA COUNTY TREASURER
Dennis Semler 18%
Ruth Hartje 47%

These numbers show a continually growing strength for the Tea Party and Liberty Candidates, and a downwardly spiraling trend for the incumbents who voted for TARP bailout program. It is beginning to look like Randy Brogdon will easily carry the Tulsa area in the July 27th Primary, as his Primary opponent Mary Fallin has been lost even more ground, since the February Tulsa County GOP Straw Poll!

Also, Representative John Sullivan (who also voted Yes on the TARP Bailout), of Congressional District 1, has lost his 2 to 1 advantage over Challenger Nathan Dahm. They are now in an apparent Dead Heat, with nearly 3 weeks to go.

However, the real surprise for me, is the State Senate District 34 race, which is the seat Randy Brogdon is vacating. Well-known President of the Republican Club, Rick Brinkley is in a virtual dead-heat with unknown Tim Coager. This looks like another case of Tea Party vs Establishment, and superior name recognition is not enough to carry the tide over the populist movement that is the Tea Party.

Another surprise is the Lt Governor’s race, where, despite running an almost completely underground campaign, State Rep john Wright, has a slight lead over the Establishment choice, Todd Lamb.

Well, that’s my take on the latest polling numbers. What do you think? It’s going to be a very interesting Primary season for the GOP in Oklahoma, that’s for sure!