Oklahoma General Election Voter Guide
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2020 Trust Women Oklahoma General Election Voter Guide Trust Women is a 501(c)3 organization and neither endorses nor opposes any candidate. In July and September we mailed a candidate questionnaire to each candidate running for office in the upcoming state and federal primary election, regardless of affiliation with any party or organization. The answers provided do not denote any affiliation or endorsement by Trust Women, nor does a candidate’s choice to participate in our questionnaire signify affiliation or endorsement. The endorsements we have included along with our questionnaire responses are those given by the anti-choice organization Free the States and the pro-choice organization Planned Parenthood. Yes and No answers and any additional comments about the questions we asked candidates are included in this document. The voting record on issues of reproductive rights of each candidate already serving in public office is listed in this document as well. The voter guide is arranged according to elected office and in order numerically by district. In order to find Kansas State Senator candidates in district 16, first find the Kansas Senate section and then follow down numerical order until district 16. Voter Guide Key Y: Yes N: No U: Undecided VRP: Voting record pro-choice VRA: Voting record anti-choice PP End: Planned Parenthood Endorsement FTS End: Free The States Endorsement We hope you find the information below helpful. Oklahoma Candidate Survey These are the questions asked of the candidates running for office in Oklahoma. Each candidate had the opportunity to answer each question with a yes or no and provide further comment to explain their stance for each question. 1. Do you support a woman's right to safe, legal abortion care? 2. Would you oppose legislation that attempts to restrict a woman’s constitutional right to make her own medical decisions, including her decision to have an abortion? 3. Would you support legislation that protects women, doctors and other reproductive health providers from harassment, threats, violence and intimidation? 4. For many women, reproductive health care is their primary point of contact with the health care system. Will you support funding to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma in 2021 to ensure women in the coverage gap have better access to preventative care and disease treatment? 5. Do you support legislation that ensures every person has access to health coverage regardless of their ability to pay? 6. Would you support legislation to repeal the ban on private health insurance covering abortion care? 7. Would you support the expansion of funding to local health departments for broader access of contraceptive services? 8. Do you support women's access to all FDA-approved birth control, regardless of age, religion, geography or income? (FDA- approved forms of birth control include, but are not limited to: intrauterine devices (IUDs), Nexplanon, birth control shot (Depo- Provera), birth control pills, hormonal patches, vaginal rings (NuvaRing) CANDIDATE OFFICE DISTRICT PARTY VOTING RECORD PP END. FTS END. Q) 1 Q) 2 Q) 3 Q)4 Q)5 Q) 6 Q) 7 Q) 8 COMMENTS Robert Murphy US Senate 0 Libertarian N/A No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I am against abortion and I am in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade. I believe that when the sperm and the egg unite, it is God's will that the baby be born. I am a strong Christian who tries to follow the Bible's teachings, and it clearly says "Thy will be done and not my own." So we should not interfere with conception in any way after it has occurred. I approve of some forms of birth control such as birth control pills, condoms, etc. to prevent pregnancy before it happens, but I also don't believe in sex before marriage. I think we should be teaching Christian values in our schools so that young people are not put in a position of having to care for an unplanned child or having an abortion which they may live to regret for years to come like I did. As far as legislation goes, we are passing way too many laws that are taking away our freedoms. As a general rule, laws should be passed for the majority and not the minority. Where abortion is concerned, this is a personal issue with every woman and should be left Joan Farr US Senate 0 Independent N/A No No No No No No Yes No Yes No quietly to their own discretion. A. D. Nesbit US Senate 0 Independent N/A No No Abby Broyles US Senate 0 Democratic N/A No No Jim Inhofe US Senate 0 Republican Mixed No No Kevin Hern US House 1 Republican NA No No Evelyn L. Rogers US House 1 Independent N/A No No Kojo Asamoa-Caesar US House 1 Democratic N/A No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Richie Castaldo US House 2 Libertarian N/A No No No No No No No No No No We must abolish abortion. Danyell Lanier US House 2 Democratic N/A No No Markwayne Mullin US House 2 Republican VRA No No Frank D. Lucas US House 3 Republican VRA No No Zoe Midyett US House 3 Democratic N/A No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Bob White US House 4 Libertarian N/A No No Mary Brannon US House 4 Democratic N/A No No Tom Cole US House 4 Republican VRA No No Kendra S. Horn US House 5 Democratic N/A Yes No Terry Neese US House 5 Republican N/A No No Micheal Bergstrom OK Senate 1 Republican N/A No No Dyllon Fite OK Senate 3 Democratic N/A No No Blake Cowboy Stephens OK Senate 3 Republican N/A No No Randy Coleman OK Senate 5 Democratic N/A No No George H Burns OK Senate 5 Republican N/A No No Jerry L. Donathan OK Senate 7 Democratic N/A No No Larry Boggs OK Senate 7 Republican VRA No No Dewayne Pemberton OK Senate 9 Republican N/A No No Jack Reavis OK Senate 9 Democratic N/A No No Kevin Matthews OK Senate 11 Democratic VRP No No Greg McCortney OK Senate 13 Republican N/A No No Rob Standridge OK Senate 15 Republican VRA No No Alex Scott OK Senate 15 Democratic N/A Yes No Caleb Foshee OK Senate 17 Republican N/A No No Greg Sadler OK Senate 17 Libertarian N/A No No Shane David Jett OK Senate 17 Republican N/A No No Roland Pederson OK Senate 19 Republican N/A No Acknowledged Tom J. Dugger OK Senate 21 Republican N/A No No Rick Dunham OK Senate 21 Democratic N/A No No Lonnie J. Paxton OK Senate 23 Republican N/A No No Joe Newhouse OK Senate 25 Republican N/A No No Casey Murdock OK Senate 27 Republican N/A No No Zack Taylor OK Senate 28 Republican N/A No No Julie Daniels OK Senate 29 Republican N/A No No Chris Kidd OK Senate 31 Republican N/A No No Nathan Dahm OK Senate 33 Republican VRA No NO Jo Anna Dossett OK Senate 35 Democratic VRP Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Kyden Creekpaum OK Senate 35 Republican N/A No No Allison Ikley-Freeman OK Senate 37 Democratic N/A No No Cody Rogers OK Senate 37 Republican N/A No No Dave Rader OK Senate 39 Republican N/A No No Shawna Mott-Wright OK Senate 39 Democratic N/A No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Adam Pugh OK Senate 41 Republican N/A No No Terri Reimer OK Senate 43 Democratic N/A No No Paul Scott OK Senate 43 Republican N/A No No Paul Rosino OK Senate 45 Republican N/A No No Stevan Elvis CunninghamOK Senate 45 Republican N/A No No Jennifer Wilkinson OK Senate 45 Democratic N/A No No Greg Treat OK Senate 47 Republican VRA No No Andrea Stone OK Senate 47 Democratic N/A No No Eddy Dempsey OK House 1 Republican N/A No No Jim Olsen OK House 2 Republican N/A No No Mike Sullivan OK House 3 Democratic N/A No No Rick West OK House 3 Republican N/A No No Bob Ed Culver OK House 4 Republican N/A No No Matt Meredith OK House 4 Democratic N/A No No Josh West OK House 5 Republican VRA No No Rusty Cornwell OK House 6 Republican N/A No No Steve Bashore OK House 7 Republican N/A No No Tom Gann OK House 8 Republican VRA No No Mark Paul Lepak OK House 9 Republican VRA No No Judd Strom OK House 10 Republican N/A No No Emilie Tindle OK House 11 Democratic N/A No No Wendi Stearman OK House 11 Republican N/A No No Kevin McDugle OK House 12 Republican VRA No No Avery Carl Frix OK House 13 Republican VRA No No Chris Sneed OK House 14 Republican N/A No No Randy Randleman OK House 15 Republican N/A No No Scott Fetgatter OK House 16 Republican VRA No No Jim Grego OK House 17 Republican VRA No No David Smith OK House 18 Republican VRA No No Justin J J Humphrey OK House 19 Republican VRA No No Sherrie Conley OK House 20 Republican N/A No No Dustin Roberts OK House 21 Republican VRA No No Charles A. McCall OK House 22 Republican VRA No No Terry O'Donnell OK House 23 Republican VRA No No Susan Carle Young OK House 23 Democratic N/A No No Steve Kouplen OK House 24 Democratic VRA No No Logan J.