“I learned from my white students; they learn from me. The beauty of America is in the diversity of her people.” —CLARA LUPER, The Oklahoman I’m An

TO THE 2020 VOTER GUIDE Notaries can be Welcome Any Oklahoma commonly found at tag ON THE COVER: Clara Luper (1923-2011) was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. She is best known voter can vote by agencies, photocopy for her leadership role in the 1958 sit-in movement, as she, her young son and daughter, and numerous young members of the NAACP Youth Council absentee ballot. No successfully conducted nonviolent sit-in protests of downtown drugstore lunch counters, which overturned their policies of segregation. Illustration by Danielle Maniguet. shops, AAA, real estate reason is required. firms, tax prep firms, Contact the insurance agencies, For the League of and banks. Nov. 3 @ Women Voters election, VOTING IS VITAL. or your county an absentee election board for 10. 1. ballot must be requested Dear Fellow Oklahomans, We each have individual agency — the power additional information from your county to effect change in ways sometimes imperceptible, about voting. election board by Voting is the lifeblood of our democracy. It empowers sometimes immeasurable, but always impactful. Voting 5 p.m. on Oct. 27. us to choose those whom we want to represent us is one profound way to exercise that agency, to unleash 9. — those upon whom we bestow power to manage that power. 2. and lead the systems and institutions that cause We are approaching the centennial of the 1921 democracy to flourish or flounder. Tulsa Race Massacre, a most undemocratic event. All absentee ballots Civil rights legend John Lewis, heralded for his It is fitting that we consider how to leverage the must be received by ABSENTEE lifelong commitment to making democracy work lessons of our historical racial trauma in ways that Notaries cannot the election board HANNIBAL B. for all Americans, championed voting rights in the honor the memory of those who bled and died charge a fee NOTARY JOHNSON, a Civil Rights Era and beyond. He and others put their so we — all of us — might fully engage with our no later than 7 p.m. NO CHARGE for notarizing a on Election Day Harvard Law School lives on the line — literally — for a core principle democracy. 8. BALLOT 3. signature on an to be counted — graduate, is an author, underlying democratic elections: one person, one vote. Leaders like Oklahoma’s own civil rights icon, absentee ballot. not postmarked on attorney, consultant, We remember Freedom Summer. We Clara Luper, understood the imperative of making Election Day. and college professor. remember James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, America a more perfect union through voting, He writes, teaches, and and Michael Schwerner. We remember the advocacy, and activism. FAQS lectures about African Voting Rights Act of 1965. If we want communities that are responsive to our American history. Voting gives us voice. The franchise is our top-shelf needs, if we want leaders who maintain their fidelity to 7. tool for fixing what ails our democracy at the local, our Constitution and other laws, and if we want fellow 4. state, and national levels. citizens who are willing to do the hard work essential For the Nov. 3 election, Two stamps are Congressman Lewis, in his final essay published to maintaining our democracy, then voting is vital. there are alternatives to recommended posthumously in the New York Times, opined: Do your part. If you are not registered, register notarization. Check the state when mailing your “[E]ach of us has a moral obligation to stand up, now. If you are unfamiliar with polling places, or your county absentee ballot. 6. 5. speak up and speak out. When you see something that alternatives to in-person voting, or the issues and election board is not right, you must say something. You must do candidates, become familiar. Do your homework. If websites. something. Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and you need assistance with voting, seek it out; come up each generation must do its part to help build what we with a plan. called the Beloved Community, a nation and world Voting is not optional. It’s our civic duty. Voting Mail your absentee Your affidavit society at peace with itself.” is vital. ballot at least a week envelope is notarized in advance. and placed inside the return envelope.

2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE | 1 “I came from a family of believers. We believed in the sun when it didn’t shine. We believed in the rain when it wasn’t raining. My parents taught me to believe in a God I couldn’t see.” ——CLARA LUPER

Voting INFORMATION THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD TUES., NOV. 3, FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.

Q: WHICH RACES WILL APPEAR ON BALLOTS ACROSS THE identification issued by federal, state, or tribal authorities, such Oct. 30, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 31. Some counties have STATE? as a driver’s license or passport. If you do not have a photo ID, second early voting locations. Those can be found at: https:// A: The 2020 general election races are President, U.S. Senator, and you can present your Voter Identification Card. If you have no www.ok.gov/elections/Early_Voting.html. If you are 18 OR OLDER AND A U.S. CITIZEN, YOU CAN VOTE! U.S. Representative in District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, identification, you may cast a provisional ballot accompanied by and District 5. State races include odd-numbered districts in a sworn affidavit. Q: CAN I VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT? In Oklahoma, proof of identity is required for every voter who votes in person at their precinct polling place or during early voting. the as well as seats in the Oklahoma House. A: Yes. You can request an absentee ballot before 5 p.m. Tues., Oct. Judicial Retention races are three Justices of the Supreme Court, Q: CAN I BRING A SAMPLE BALLOT OR WRITTEN NOTES TO 27. Requests can be submitted online at https://okvoterportal. two Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and three Judges HELP ME WHEN I VOTE? okelections.us, downloaded from the state election board Proof of identity is one of the following: Board. Marked ballots must be returned You must: people OR the voter may submit a copy of the Court of Civil Appeals. A: Yes, but don’t show them to anyone at your polling place or website, or obtained from your county election board. • Any government-issued document that to your County Election Board by regular • Vote absentee. Mail your absentee ballot of a valid ID. There are two state questions. while you are voting. You can use our “cheat sheet” on the includes your name, your photograph, and mail or by fax. to the ACP box. The attorney general’s At the county level, races are for county clerks, county court inside back cover of this Voter Guide. Q: CAN I VOTE “STRAIGHT PARTY” ON NOV. 3? an expiration date that falls after the date of You must: office will forward your absentee ballot. If you are voting by absentee ballot, clerks, sheriffs, and county commissioners. A: Yes. You can mark a place at the top of the ballot to vote for all the election in which you are voting. • Submit military and overseas ballots so Ballots must be notarized and received by you must: Across the state, there are other various local races. Q: I HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB. IS MY EMPLOYER REQUIRED TO candidates on the ballot who belong to a single party. • Your free Voter Identification Card issued they arrive at your County Election Board 7 p.m. on Election Day. • Notarize your absentee ballot OR LET ME GO VOTE? by your County Election Board. by 7 p.m. on Election Day. under the governor’s COVID-19 state of Q: DO I NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT ALL OF THOSE? A: Oklahoma employers must provide employees with two hours Q: HOW DO I TURN IN MY ABSENTEE BALLOT? • Signing a sworn affidavit and voting by Do you have disabilities? emergency, use the alternate option for A: No. You can vote for as many or as few candidates as you of paid time to vote when polls are open on Election Day or on A: The state began distributing absentee ballots on Fri., Sept. 18. provisional ballot. Are you a convicted felon? You can: absentee voter verification by submitting like. If you only vote in one race or on one state question, a day on which in-person absentee voting is allowed by law, Completed ballots must be returned by mail to your county You can: • Vote at your polling place on Election Day a copy of a valid ID. that vote will still count. unless their shifts give them plenty of time to do so before or election board and received no later than 7 p.m. on Election Are you a college student? • Register to vote after you complete or during early voting using an audio tactile after work. If you work more than two hours from your voting Day, Nov. 3. The Postal Service recommends You can: your incarceration, probation, and/or interface (ATI) that enables you to listen to Valid IDs include: Q: WHERE CAN I FIND A SAMPLE BALLOT LISTING MY place, your employer must allow sufficient time in which to cast mailing your completed ballot at least one week prior to Nov. 3 • Register to vote using your permanent parole. Your right to vote is automatically instructions for the ATI controllers, an audio • A photo ID issued by the U.S., the State of CHOICES? your ballot. You must notify your employer of your intention to to ensure delivery in time. address or your college address. restored; no action on your part is version of the ballot, make selections on Oklahoma, or by a federally recognized A: By the end of September, individualized sample ballots are vote at least one day before the election. • Request an absentee ballot at https:// required. the ballot, review all selections and make Native American nation or tribe; the ID available on the state election board website, https://okvoter- Q: WILL I NEED TO GET MY ABSENTEE BALLOT NOTARIZED? okvoterportal.okelections.us/. • Vote if you are convicted of a felony but changes if necessary, and cast your ballot must have an expiration date after the portal.okelections.us/. County election boards provide sample Q: HOW CAN I CHANGE MY REGISTRATION NAME, ADDRESS, A: Yes, unless you are in the military, living overseas, physically are serving a deferred sentence. privately and independently. Your ballot election date. ballots, too. OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION? incapacitated, providing care to an incapacitated person, or Are you a current member of the • Vote if you were convicted of a felony in selections are recorded electronically in • A photo ID issued by the branch of the A: You can make changes in your voter registration address or po- confined to a nursing home or veterans’ center. However, be- military or dependent of someone in the another state as long as you follow the the device’s memory and included in the U.S. armed forces of which you are an Q: WHY ISN’T MY SENATE OR HOUSE DISTRICT ON THE litical affiliation within the same county online until Fri., Oct. 9. cause the governor extended the COVID-19 state of emergency, military? law as if you were convicted in an Oklaho- precinct results. Voter information is not active or retired member. BALLOT? Voters who are already registered can change their address or absentee voters have an alternate option for absentee voter You can: ma court. tied to a specific ATI ballot. • The free Voter Identification Card mailed A: If a candidate ran unopposed or faced only same-party party affiliation at: https://okvoterportal.okelections.us/. Name verification. You can find information at https://www.ok.gov/ • Register to vote using your permanent • Vote at your polling place with the assis- to you by your County Election Board opposition, he or she has been elected and will not appear on changes, changes of address to a new county, and new voter elections/Voter_Info/Absentee_Voter_Verification.html. address or your duty station. Are you part of the address tance of precinct officials who are trained to when you registered to vote. You may the Nov. 3 ballot. In addition, only half of the Oklahoma Senate’s registrations must be submitted via paper forms, which can be • Request an absentee ballot at www.fvap. confidentiality program? offer assistance if you request it. contact your County Election Board if you 48 seats are affected by this year’s elections. filled out electronically at https://okvoterportal.okelections.us/ Q: IS IT TOO LATE TO SWITCH PARTIES? gov/oklahoma. You can: • For “physically incapacitated” absentee need a new Voter Identification Card. Home/RegWizard. Once completed, the form must be printed, A: You can change your party affiliation or register as an indepen- • Mark your ballot online, save it, and • Vote and keep your address confidential. ballot affidavits (pink stripe) or caretaker Q: WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE? signed, and submitted per the online instructions. dent until Fri., Oct. 9. Doing so will not affect your ballot choices print it along with the materials needed • Fill out the ACP voter registration packet absentee ballot affidavits (pink stripe), Carefully follow the instructions on your A: All Oklahoma residents who are U.S. citizens, at least 18 years on Nov. 3, because the primary election season has passed. for submission to your County Election and mail it to your county Election Board. the affidavit may be witnessed by two absentee ballot. old, legally competent, and not subject to a current felony Q: I’M REGISTERED IN ONE PLACE IN OKLAHOMA BUT I AM sentence. A convicted felon is allowed to vote in Oklahoma after ATTENDING SCHOOL OR VISITING SOMEONE IN ANOTHER Q: MAY I WRITE IN THE NAME OF ANOTHER CANDIDATE IF I their original sentence is completed. PART OF THE STATE. CAN I VOTE THERE? DON’T LIKE THE BALLOT CHOICES? A: No. If you will be away on Election Day from the precinct where A: Write-in candidates are not counted in Oklahoma elections. Q: WHERE CAN I VOTE? you’re registered, you might consider voting by absentee ballot is Fri., Oct. 9. You can A: On Election Day, only in the precinct where you’re registered. To or participating in early voting in the county where you’re Q: WHERE ELSE CAN I GO FOR INFORMATION? What if I have problems or witness possible 1-866-OUR-VOTE THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER find out your voting location, visit the Oklahoma State Election registered. A: The Oklahoma state election board website is a good place voter irregularities on Election Day? 1-888-VEY-VOTA (Spanish Language) download a registration form from the State Election Board website Board website, https://okvoterportal.okelections.us/. to start: elections.ok.gov. County election boards also provide You should call the State Election Board at 1-888-API-VOTE (Asian Languages) or pick one up at your county election board, post offices, tag agencies, libraries, and other public locations. You will need to mail Q: CAN I CAST MY VOTE IN PERSON BEFORE NOV. 3? election information. You can call the state election board 405-521-2391 or your county election board. These Vote411.org also provides helpful or deliver the completed form to your county election board. Q: WILL I NEED IDENTIFICATION WHEN I GO VOTE? A: Yes. Early voting occurs in Oklahoma at your county election at 405-521-2391 or your county election board. The national national hotlines also might be able to help: information on candidates. A: Generally speaking, yes. You may present valid photo board office from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 29, and Fri., hotlines at the bottom of page 3 also might be helpful.

2 | 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE | 3 “I knew I was right, because somewhere I read in the 14th Amendment, that I was a citizen and I had rights.” ——CLARA LUPER

Presidential CANDIDATES Their POSITIONS

POSITIONS TRUMP (R) JORGENSEN (L) BIDEN (D)

• Cut taxes to boost workers’ take-home pay and stimulate the • Slash federal spending and shrink government, eliminate federal • Eliminate tax cuts for the wealthy. Close $1.6 trillion in tax loopholes. economy. Offer more tax credits to businesses. income taxes. Reduce or eliminate all business taxes. Raise capital gains tax on millionaires. • More coronavirus relief aid, including unemployment • Eliminate regulations to ensure citizens get sufficient treatment • Supported passage of House Democrats’ coronavirus relief bill totaling $3 benefits, forgivable business loans. and testing for COVID-19. Opposes stimulus programs such as the trillion. Bill had more payments to individuals, money for virus testing, • No raising federal minimum wage. Has not endorsed a CARES Act. plus expanded food stamps and unemployment benefits. universal basic income. • Opposes a minimum wage and a universal basic income. • Raise federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Opposes a universal basic ECONOMY • Enact fair trade deals that protect American jobs and end • Eliminate trade barriers and tariffs; no trade agreements. income. reliance on China. • End government subsidies; supports a free market. • Reduce trade barriers. Insist on fair trade. Work with allies to negotiate • End government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and with China, confronting abuses. open the housing market to more competition from private • Invest federal dollars to spur demand for U.S. products and services. Drive companies. new technology. Revitalize manufacturing. Build infrastructure.

• Deregulate energy industry. Expand oil and gas drilling, • Does not support subsidizing fossil fuel industry and tax-funded • Work to achieve zero carbon pollution from the U.S. electricity sector including on some public lands. “Green New Deal.” by 2035, confronting climate change. • Withdraw from 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. • Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement. Do not toughen • Stick with Paris Climate Agreement. Hold a world summit to elicit ENVIRONMENT • Partner with other nations to clean up oceans. Maintain world environmental regulations to prevent climate change or to stop more ambitious pledges to reduce emissions. leadership in clean air and drinking water. expansion of offshore oil drilling. • Strengthen the Endangered Species Act. • Relax restrictions on Endangered Species Act. • Supports nuclear energy and construction of more nuclear plants. • Invest $2 trillion over four years to build a clean-energy economy • States should make own decisions on energy matters. and infrastructure.

• Keep the country out of endless wars. Bring American troops home. • Turn the U.S. into “one giant Switzerland, armed and neutral.” • Ensure the U.S. military remains the world’s strongest; will use • Expand the nation’s defense system. Refuse to participate in foreign wars. Reduce military spending. military force as a last resort with diplomacy a priority. • Require U.S. allies to pay more of shared defense costs. • Station no troops in foreign countries. Provide no military aid or • End “forever wars” in Afghanistan and the Middle East. DONALD TRUMP (R) JOANNE “JO” JORGENSEN (L) JOE BIDEN (D) • Invest in stronger cybersecurity and missile defense systems. foreign aid that can be diverted to military uses. No aid to Israel. • Convene democratic countries to develop a common agenda FOREIGN POLICY • Cut foreign aid spending. Maintain previous withdrawals from • Withdraw from the United Nations and NATO. to fight corruption, advance human rights, and defend against AGE: 74 AGE: 63 AGE: 77 entities tied to United Nations and similar bodies, and from • Impose no economic sanctions or embargoes of non-military authoritarianism. agreements such as the Iran nuclear deal. materials on other countries. • Re-enter the Iran nuclear agreement if Iran returns to compliance. WHERE HE LIVES: Washington D.C. (professionally) and Palm WHERE SHE LIVES: Greenville, South Carolina WHERE HE LIVES: Wilmington, Delaware Beach, Florida (personally) FAMILY STATUS: Married; two children FAMILY STATUS: Married to Jill; four children FAMILY STATUS: Married to Melania; five children EDUCATION: Baylor University (B.S.), majored in psychology, EDUCATION: University of Delaware (B.A.), double major in EDUCATION: University of Pennsylvania (B.S.), majored in 1979; Southern Methodist University (M.B.A.), history and political science and a minor in English, • Overturn the Affordable Care Act while preserving coverage of • Opposes the Affordable Care Act, “Medicare for All,” and any other • Expand the Affordable Care Act with a public health insurance option like economics, 1968 1980; Clemson University (Ph.D. in industrial and 1965; Syracuse University (J.D.), 1968 pre-existing conditions. government involvement in the health-care system. Medicare. In states that haven’t expanded Medicaid, exempt qualifying OCCUPATION: organizational psychology), 2002 OCCUPATION: • Cut prescription drug prices. Lower health insurance premiums. • Patients and doctors should control own health care. residents from premiums. • Trump Management (1968 – 1971) OCCUPATION: • Law Clerk (1968) • Protect Medicare, Social Security, and quality of care for veterans. • Consider abolishing the Food and Drug Administration and its onerous • Lower Medicare eligibility from age 65 to 60. HEALTH CARE • Trump Organization (1971 – 2017) • Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Clemson University • Public Defender (1969) • End surprise medical billing. requirements. Make available more over-the-counter drugs. • Increase the value of tax credits. Expand the eligibility pool for buying • Federal and state governments should not issue or enforce “stay-at- insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace. • Donald J. Trump Foundation (1988 – 2018) (2006-current) • New Castle County Council member (1970) home” orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Lower drug prices through negotiated Medicare prices, purchase of drugs • Co-Producer and Host, The Apprentice (2004 – 2015) • U.S. Senator (1973 – 2009) from other countries, and capping certain prices. • Host, Celebrity Apprentice (2008 – 2016) • Vice President of the United States (2009 – 2017) • Executive Producer, Celebrity Apprentice (2008 – 2017) • Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor, • Increase or keep restrictions on legal and illegal immigration. Deny • Views immigration as positive for the U.S. Would repeal quotas on • Implement fair, humane immigration policies. Keep borders secure. • President of the United States (2017 – current) University of Pennsylvania (2017) green cards and visas to immigrants who rely on or might rely on individuals who legally enter the U.S. Immediately reverse policies that separate parents from their children public assistance programs. Replace family-based green cards with • Provide pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented at the border. Prioritize family reunification. Ballot order is drawn every two years, most recently in July 2020. For this year’s ballot, Republicans are listed first, then Libertarians, then Democrats. Candidates from the three political parties recognized in employment-based ones. immigrants already living in the U.S. • End focus on building border wall and invest in smarter border • Build wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, replacing chain-link • Opposes border wall, temporary immigration bans, separation of enforcement. Increase federal funding for organizations that support Oklahoma are profiled: Democratic Party, Republican Party, and the Libertarian Party. fences with steel barriers. adults from their children at the border, and in-state college tuition migrants who seek asylum. IMMIGRATION • Ban “sanctuary cities” that limit cooperation with federal rates for undocumented immigrants. • Protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Rescind travel and immigration authorities. • Reform the immigration process, including by shortening waiting times refugee bans. • End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. to legal citizenship and expanding number of visas. • Implement asylum policies that don’t overly restrict access, such as to victims of gang or domestic violence and LGBTQ applicants. Ease daily limits on asylum applicants.

4 | 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CANDIDATES? CHECK OUT VOTE411.ORG. 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE | 5 “I want to be able to tell the people of Selma when I get there Monday that the people in Oklahoma City are walking together in peace and are praying for them.” ——CLARA LUPER

Legislative BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CONTINUED

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives serve two-year terms and represent congressional districts in each state (apportioned by population). U.S. SENATE The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years and each state elects two senators for six-year terms.

Kevin Hern (R) Kojo Asamoa-Caesar (D) James Inhofe (R) Abby Broyles (D) Robert Murphy (L) • Health Care – Opposes Affordable Care Act; supports • Health Care – In favor of universal health care. Wants to • Energy/Environment –Promotes increasing exploration and • Climate Change – Says climate change is a proven threat. Supports • Economy – Need a new currency telemedicine expansion. protect rights to access reproductive health care. production of natural gas and oil and continuing use of coal, increasing use of electric vehicles, promoting smart thermostats based on a commodity such as • Economy – Tax cuts will stimulate economic growth. • Economy – Believes in raising federal minimum along with renewable sources and nuclear power. Opposes and LED lighting, and encouraging planting more foliage to reduce gold or silver. Supports less government spending, a balanced bud- wage; favors investing in infrastructure and public the “Green New Deal.” Supports providing pandemic-related greenhouse gas emissions. • National Defense/Military – End the get, more entrepreneurship, and international trade. transportation to create well-paying jobs. tax and regulatory relief to oil and gas companies. • Gun Control – Affirms Second Amendment rights, citing self-defense era of endless wars. • Gun Control – Has opposed gun control bills; is a staunch ad- and hunting. Supports universal background checks; banning guns DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT vocate of gun rights and the Second Amendment. Supported in schools unless carried by police officers, and prohibiting people state’s open carry law. with a history of domestic violence from possessing firearms.

Markwayne Mullin (R) Danyell Lanier (D) Richard Castaldo (L) • Criminal Justice – Opposes de-funding police; supported • Criminal Justice – Endorses more implicit-bias • Criminal Justice – Convert justice a police reform bill aimed at incentivizing stronger police training for elected officials and public employees. system to focus on public safety training, more transparency and accountability, and an Would boost funding for recovery programs, and rehabilitation. end to chokeholds. de-emphasize punishment, and decriminalize • Health Care – Remove Serving staggered six-year terms, the three members of the corporation commission • Health Care – Believes in market-based reforms that marijuana. government from health care regulate the state’s utilities, including fuel, public utility, and transportation industries. increase affordability and quality; wants protections • Health Care – Supports single-payer, universal health industry, including medicine Executive BRANCH DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT for small businesses and better health care for Native care through “Medicare for All.” Wants to increase and insurance. Americans. Opposes “Obamacare.” medical resources for rural areas. CORPORATION COMMISSION

Frank D. Lucas (R) Zoe Midyett (D) • Rural Economy – Supported more coronavirus aid for • Rural Economy – Give more support to family farms Todd Hiett (R) Todd Hagopian (L) all wheat growers and other agricultural sectors. Backed and ranchers and small businesses; a “rainy day” federal relief aid for broadband; favors reduced taxes fund for major farm and production disruption; and regulations. broadband expansion. • Immigration – Says immigration system is “broken,” • Education – Congress can play a bigger role in threatening national security and the economy; support- improving education, with more funding for rural DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT ed President Trump’s border security actions. Wants to schools, caps on student-teacher ratios, nationally prioritize admitting highly skilled migrants. standardized teacher pay and equitable equipment.

Tom Cole (R) Mary Brannon (D) Bob White (L) • Health Care – Voted 68 times to repeal the Affordable • Health Care – Says health care is a right, not a No information All justices and judges on Oklahoma’s three appellate courts are selected in the same manner. A nominating commission Care Act. Favors some ACA provisions such as protecting privilege; supports a single-payer plan. Would submits three names to the governor, who must choose one to fill the vacancy. The justices or judges serve staggered six-year pre-existing conditions. Seeks to lower drug costs and shore up Medicare by restoring tax cuts and having terms, after which they appear on the general election ballot for retention. There is no mandatory retirement age. boost research funding. the wealthy pay a larger share of taxes. Judicial BRANCH • National Defense/Military – Champions a strong • Veterans – Opposes privatization of federal veterans and military programs, such as allowing veterans national defense that keeps pace with 21st century SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RETENTION COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS RETENTION COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS RETENTION DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT demands. Wants to protect key Oklahoma military to be treated by private providers rather than at VA facilities. Opposes private companies running installations. housing on military bases. DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 6 DISTRICT 9 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DISTRICT 1/OFFICE 2 DISTRICT 2/OFFICE 1 DISTRICT 2/OFFICE 2

Stephanie Bice (R) Kendra Horn (D) • Immigration – Believes in enforcing strong border • Immigration – Supports a secure border, but opposes protections with a wall, additional border agents and a border wall. Families should not be broken up at the technology. Wants to improve the process for gaining border; vetted refugees from countries in crisis should legal work status or citizenship. be accepted. • Health Care – Says “Obamacare” has driven up • Health Care – Supports expanded Affordable Care Act. premiums and drug costs and narrowed patients’ Seeks to cap out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT choices. Would protect pre-existing conditions. enrollees. Endorsed Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma. Did not support state question on Medicaid expansion. Matthew John Kane, IV Tom Colbert Richard B. Darby Robert L. Hudson Gary L. Lumpkin Jane P. Wiseman Deborah B. Barnes Keith Rapp Pawhuska Tulsa Altus Guthrie Madill Tulsa Prue Tulsa

6 | 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CANDIDATES? CHECK OUT VOTE411.ORG. 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE | 7 “Just as in the women’s suffrage movement, some of us had to go to jail. We knew we couldn’t just sit back, point at someone else, and tell them they had to go. We had to do it ourselves.” ——CLARA LUPER

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66 78 11 68 71 70 75 39 79 98 37 76 36 67 35 30 69 80 10 ALFALFA KAY OTTAWA ALFALFA KAY OTTAWA 37 CRAIG 25 NOWATA CRAIG TEXAS GRANT NOWATA TEXAS GRANT CIMARRON 61 BEAVER HARPER WOODS 7 CIMARRON 27 BEAVER HARPER WOODS 10 38 6 29 1 WASHINGTON 58 OSAGE WASHINGTON 33 19 OSAGE 40 36 11 5 HOUSE DISTRICTS MAP NOBLE SENATE DISTRICTS MAP GARFIELD NOBLE WOODWARD GARFIELD WOODWARD MAYES ROGERS MAYES ROGERS MAJOR 35 DELAWARE MAJOR DELAWARE 41 PAWNEE PAWNEE 2 ELLIS 8 ELLIS 21 PAYNE TULSA PAYNE TULSA 3 DEWEY 59 33 DEWEY 20 WAGONER CHEROKEE CREEK WAGONER18 CHEROKEE 39 BLAINE KINGFISHER CREEK 12 86 BLAINE KINGFISHER 96 9 31 LOGAN 32 4 LOGAN 12 82 ROGER MILLS 29 ROGER MILLS CUSTER CUSTER OKMULGEE 14 ADAIR 22 41 LINCOLN OKMULGEE 9 ADAIR 83 81 LINCOLN MUSKOGEE MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA 16 26 OKLAHOMA 57 OKFUSKEE 13 OKFUSKEE CANADIAN 34 CANADIAN 28 SEQUOYAH 85 74 SEQUOYAH 8 100 97 60 24 2 47 72 55 26 MCINTOSH 30 MCINTOSH Oklahoma City 87 Tulsa Metro BECKHAM WASHITA CLEVELAND 28 15 Oklahoma City Tulsa Metro BECKHAM WASHITA CLEVELAND 84 88 23 SEMINOLE 23 SEMINOLE 43 73 77 CADDO HASKELL 40 17 CADDO HASKELL 99 56 27 48 HUGHES 4 GRADY HUGHES GRADY

20 11 POTTAWATOMIE Metro 94 POTTAWATOMIE Metro GREER 38 16 89 66 GREER PITTSBURG PITTSBURG 7 90 92 78 KIOWA MCCLAIN KIOWA MCCLAIN 93 95 101 51 LATIMER 46 42 LATIMER 68 70 18 39 LEFLORE 71 75 17 LEFLORE 45 44 13 47 54 62 64 42 25 37 32 43 PONTOTOC PONTOTOC HARMON COMANCHE 79 98 HARMON 52 COMANCHE GARVIN 36 GARVIN 91 76 JACKSON COAL 35 JACKSON COAL 53 67 24 63 STEPHENS STEPHENS 5 MURRAY MURRAY TILLMAN 22 PUSHMATAHA 15 TILLMAN 31 PUSHMATAHA 30 69 80 65 JOHNSTON ATOKA 1 JOHNSTON ATOKA 46 COTTON 48 COTTON 14 CARTER 19 CARTER 45 50 MCCURTAIN 25 MCCURTAIN 44 JEFFERSON JEFFERSON MARSHALL CHOCTAW MARSHALL 6 CHOCTAW 49 LOVE LOVE 21 BRYAN BRYAN 33 STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE SENATE 39 82 96 83 81 22 41 DISTRICT85 REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT OTHER DISTRICT REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT OTHER DISTRICT REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT OTHER DISTRICT REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT OTHER 100 97 47 871 Eddy Dempsey 35 Ty D. Burns 69 30 1 43 84 88 99 17 40 48 2 94 36 Sean Roberts 70 Carol M. Bush 3 Blake Cowboy Stephens Dyllon Fite 90 89 92 393 95 Rick101 West Mike Sullivan 37 71 Mike Masters * 5 George H. Burns Randy Coleman 47 54 46 42 45 44 914 53 Bob Ed Culver Matt Meredith* 38 John Pfeiffer 72 7 Warren Hamilton Jerry L. Donathan 5 Josh West 39 Ryan Martinez 73 24 9 * Jack Reavis 46 15 45 6 44 40 74 11 Kevin Matthews 7 Steve Bashore 41 75 T.J. Marti 13 Greg McCortney 8 42 76 Ross Ford 15 * Alex Scott 9 Mark Paul Lepak 43 * Cassie Kinet (I) 77 John Waldron 17 Shane David Jett Greg Sadler (L) 10 44 78 Paul Royse * 19 * 11 Wendi Stearman Emilie Tindle 45 Phillip Hillian * 79 Margie Alfonso * 21 Tom J. Dugger* Rick Dunham 12 Kevin McDugle 46 Nancy Sangirardi * 80 23 Lonnie J. Paxton 13 47 Brian Hill 81 * Jacob Baccus 25 14 48 82 Nicole Miller 27 15 49 Tommy C. Hardin 83 Eric Roberts * 29 16 50 Marcus McEntire 84 31 Chris Kidd 17 51 * 85 Bill Robinson * 33 18 David Smith 52 Gerrid Kendrix 86 David Hardin 35 Cheryl Baber Jo Anna Dossett 19 Justin J. J. Humphrey 53 Mark McBride 87 Valerie Walker * 37 Cody Rogers Allison Ikley-Freeman* 20 54 Kevin West 88 Kelly Barlean Mauree Turner 39 Dave Rader* Shawna Mott-Wright 21 Dustin Roberts 55 * Austin Gipson-Black 89 John Hutton Jose Cruz 41 22 Charles A. McCall 56 Dick Lowe Craig Parham 90 * Wayne Hughes 43 Jessica Garvin Terri Reimer 23 Terry O’Donnell* Susan Carle Young 57 Anthony Moore Juan Garcia 91 45 * Jennifer Wilkinson 24 Logan J. Phillips* Steve Kouplen 58 Carl Newton 92 47 * Andrea Stone 25 59 Mike Dobrinski 93 Mike Christian * *Incumbents. 26 * Bryce Barfield 60 94 Lauren Rodebush * 27 61 95 Max Wolfley Kelly Albright* 28 Danny Williams Yasminda Choate 62 * Larry Bush 96 29 * Rick Parris 63 Trey Caldwell 97 Ben M. Janloo * 30 * Chuck Threadgill 64 * Kyle Emmett Meraz 98 Dean Fenton Davis 31 65 * Jennifer Kerstetter 99 32 Kevin Wallace 66 * Greg Laird 100 * Summer Wesley For information about the candidates and the state questions, check out 33 John Talley 67 101 * Madeline Scott A.J. Bailey (L) www.vote411.org, Oklahomawatch.org and okvoterguide.com. 34 Aaron Means * 68 * Michael Ross Districts with only one candidate were determined in the primary election and will not appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. *Incumbents.

8 | 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE | 9 “I’ve never been concerned whether the school officials opposed what I was doing or not. I was black before I was a schoolteacher, and I’m retiring black.” ——CLARA LUPER

Felony Convictions Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust State QUESTION State QUESTION SUMMARY 805 SUMMARY 814 BALLOT TITLE State Question 805, a constitutional amendment, years. A third nonviolent offense could be enhanced to In 2000, Oklahoma voters approved the Tobacco 25 percent. The other 75 percent would go into would prohibit a person’s past nonviolent felony between three times the minimum for the first sentence BALLOT TITLE Settlement Endowment Trust by a vote of 69 percent a special tobacco settlement fund; 91.67 percent This measure seeks to add a new Article II-A to convictions from being considered when he or she was and life in prison. If the first offense had no minimum, This measure seeks to amend Article 10, in favor and 31 percent against. The vote followed an of that would be spent by the legislature to help the Oklahoma Constitution. This new Article sentenced to a new nonviolent felony. This measure the sentence for the third felony could range from an Section 40 of the Oklahoma Constitution agreement two years earlier that Oklahoma and 45 other unlock federal matching funds for Medicaid, which excepts and does not apply to persons who have does not apply to offenders who have ever been additional four years to life. (Section 40), which directs proceeds from the states reached with tobacco companies. provides subsidized health insurance to low-income ever been convicted of a violent felony. It would convicted of a violent felony. The proposal would The question would eliminate enhanced sentencing State’s settlements with or judgments against The annual payments the state receives from Big residents. The other 8.33 percent would go to the prohibit the use of a former felony conviction prohibit using a person’s past nonviolent felonies, such for all nonviolent felonies regardless of the number of tobacco companies. Currently, Section 40 Tobacco are deposited into two buckets: 75 percent to attorney general’s evidence fund, which is used “by to increase the statutorily allowable base range as drug or property crimes, to impose on the person a repeat offenses. It would not apply to offenders who’ve directs 75% of proceeds to the Tobacco Set- TSET, a state agency, for investment, and 25 percent to the Attorney General for necessary expenses relative of punishment for a person subsequently greater, or “enhanced,” sentence. ever committed a violent crime as defined in Section tlement Endowment Trust Fund (TSET Fund), the legislature for appropriation. A fourth of the legisla- to any pending case or other matter within the official convicted of a felony. Individuals who are where earnings may only be used for tobacco currently incarcerated for felony sentences that Under Oklahoma law, prosecutors can seek enhanced 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes on Jan. 1, ture’s share goes to the attorney general’s office for ongo- responsibility of the Attorney General.” sentencing for those charged with a felony within 10 2020. It also wouldn’t apply to misdemeanors, which can prevention programs, cancer research, and ing enforcement of the agreement. In fiscal year 2019, In June 2020, Oklahoma voters approved State were enhanced based on one or more former other such programs to maintain or improve felony convictions, and whose sentences are years after completing a sentence for a previous felony. currently be enhanced to felonies for repeat offenses. tobacco companies paid Oklahoma nearly $70 million; Question 802 to expand Medicaid to an estimated If the earlier crime was nonviolent and the person’s first People serving or facing enhanced sentences for the health of Oklahomans. Meanwhile, the the TSET fund received more than $52 million of it. 215,000 adults, and the expansion will take effect greater than the maximum sentence that may remaining 25% of proceeds are directed to a currently be imposed for such felonies, may felony, the sentence for the second nonviolent offense repeat nonviolent felonies, and those with sentences separate fund for the Legislature (Legislative TSET’s fund now totals about $1.3 billion, but on July 1, 2021. The state must pay 10 percent of seek sentence modification in court. The new could be twice as long. For example, if the minimum greater than the current maximum allowed for their Fund). The Legislature can also direct some of only its investment earnings can be spent by the expansion costs to secure a 90 percent federal match. Article sets forth a detailed process for such sentence for the first offense was five years in prison or first felony conviction, could petition a court to have that 25% to the Attorney General. agency. In fiscal year 2020, TSET allocated $47.4 If SQ 814 passes, tobacco settlement funds would sentence modification, including but not limited less, the sentence for the second crime could be up to 10 their sentences reduced. This measure amends Section 40 to reduce million to fund a range of health, education, and likely cover a portion, but not all, of the state’s share, to requirements for a hearing, appointment of the percentage of proceeds that go into the tobacco prevention programs. estimated at about $164 million annually. The rest counsel for indigent petitioners, and notification FOR MORE INFORMATION TSET Fund from 75% to 25%. As a result, the SQ 814 would change how tobacco funds are might come from a fee paid by hospitals and from of victims, and requires that the court impose a https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/questions/805.pdf remaining 75% will go to the Legislative Fund allocated. Instead of 75 percent, TSET would get other sources. modified sentence no greater than the current and the Legislature may continue to direct a maximum sentence which may be imposed on https://www.claremoreprogress.com/news/sq-805-earns-place-on-nov-ballot-receives-local-criticism/article_97be91d4-d338-11ea-bec2-9b9742e80c45.html https://www.news9.com/story/5e627caecd4aa89d1b92f8cd/state-question-805-seeks-to-rid-enhancement-sentencing-but-also-draws-criticism portion to the Attorney General. FOR MORE INFORMATION a person convicted of the same felony with no The measure would also restrict the use former felony convictions, and which results in https://okpolicy.org/possible-paths-to-fund-medicaid-expansion-capitol-update/ of the Legislative Fund. Section 40 currently https://oklahomawatch.org/2018/01/29/tset-proves-a-target-for-cash-strapped-lawmakers/ no greater time served in prison than under the PROPONENTS SAY: OPPONENTS SAY: states only that the Legislative Fund is subject YES NO https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/editorial-opinion-should-tset-fund-part-of-oklahoma-medicaid-expansion-bill# original sentence. It establishes an appeal pro- BOTH SIDES to legislative appropriation. If this measure cedure, provides an effective date, and contains passes, money from the Legislative Fund must a severability clause. • Oklahoma is imposing cruel and unfair sentences on people for minor • Repeat offenders would always be punished as first-time be used to get federal matching funds for PROPONENTS SAY: OPPONENTS SAY: crimes. A second conviction for a minor crime can lead to sentences out of offenders, weakening deterrence. Oklahoma’s Medicaid Program. YES BOTH SIDES NO proportion to the crime. • A drop in the prison population is not guaranteed because courts Shall The Proposal Be Approved? • .Research shows longer sentences do not deter crime or lower recidivism could still sentence defendants to the maximum allowable time. • .Oklahoma has the second-highest uninsured rate in the nation, at 14.3 • Oklahoma needs more public investment in prevention and research. Slashing rates. • Budget cuts could negate predicted savings. Shall The Proposal Be Approved? percent. Spending TSET funds on Medicaid will improve the health TSET spending will hurt progress on crucial fronts: lung cancer, heart disease, FOR THE PROPOSAL – YES • Oklahoma’s incarceration rates stand out internationally. Research in 2018 • .Repeat offenders of felony domestic abuse won’t face enhanced outcomes of many Oklahomans. obesity, addiction, fitness and healthy behavior, and medical loans to bring more showed Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate in the U.S., higher sentences because a new law making domestic abuse a violent FOR THE PROPOSAL – YES • .TSET’s prime mission is to fight cancer and other tobacco-related primary care doctors to rural communities. AGAINST THE PROPOSAL – NO than more than 100 countries. crime was approved after Jan. 1 this year. diseases, but constitutional language that created TSET allows a broader • Growth of the endowment and earnings will slow, hampering TSET’s ability to start AGAINST THE PROPOSAL – NO • The measure could reduce by 8.5 percent the number of incarcerated • .Passage will lead to more efforts to relax punishments, such as role: “to maintain or improve the health of Oklahomans.” new programs or grow existing ones. individuals, saving the state an estimated $142 million or more over 10 lowering maximum sentences for many crimes. • TSET spends too much on advertising campaigns for tobacco • .TSET’s programs have saved 42,000 lives and $1.24 billon in health-care years, one study found. prevention, health and obesity — a sign that its investment fund has spending. Its Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline has served nearly 400,000 people and • State money would be better spent on mental health, reentry, or victim grown too large for the original purpose. More should be spent on is a national model. services. related core services. • .The state continues to have alarmingly high rates of lung cancer and other • .Repeat offenders of misdemeanor domestic abuse or drunk driving could • .Many states have underestimated the cost of expanding Medicaid. tobacco-related illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks still see charges enhanced to felonies and receive tougher sentences. Raising taxes will be politically difficult, so it’s prudent to tap tobacco chronic lower respiratory disease as the third leading cause of death in Oklahoma. Lawmakers retain the option of raising or lowering maximum sentences. funds to help pay for the higher costs. 10 | 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE 2020 OKLAHOMA VOTER GUIDE | 11 PAST LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PRESIDENT

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