First day of filing for office draws large crowd
BY RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Thursday, April 12, 2012
4/12/12 at 7:55 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY - All four members of Congress seeking re-election and most Tulsa-area legislative incumbents were among the nearly 200 candidates filing for state and federal office Wednesday at the state Capitol.
Also filing were five Republicans and three Democrats seeking the 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by Democrat Dan Boren. At least one more Republican and one more Democrat are expected to file before the books close at 5 p.m. Friday.
Also filing Wednesday were Corporation Commissioners Bob Anthony and Patrice Douglas, the only statewide officials up for election this year. Anthony is seeking a fifth six-year term, while Douglas will be trying to complete the unexpired term of former Commissioner Jeff Cloud.
As has been the custom in recent years, state Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, was the first to file at 8 a.m., followed by more than 70 hopefuls in the first hour and more than 100 by noon.
Among the notables:
- Republican U.S. Reps. Tom Cole, James Lankford, Frank Lucas and John Sullivan all filed Wednesday, and all except Sullivan filed in person. Only Lucas, representing the 3rd District, did not have an opponent after the first day.
Filing for Sullivan's 1st District seat were Republican Jim Bridenstine and Democrat John Olson, the only other announced candidates.
Republican Gary Caissie and Democrat Donna Marie Bebo filed in opposition to Cole in the 4th District, and Democrat Tom Guild formally entered the 5th District race against Lankford.
- Filing for the wide-open 2nd Congressional District were Republicans George Faught, Markwayne Mullin, Dustin Rowe, Dwayne Thompson and Dakota Wood, and Democrats Earl Everett and Wayne Herriman.
Republican Wayne Pettigrew and Democrat Rob Wallace are expected to file over the next two days.
- Among area incumbents, the only ones not filing on Monday were Senate District 37 Republican Dan Newberry of Tulsa, House District 12 Democrat Wade Rousselot and HD 29 Republican Skye McNiel of Bristow. All are expected to seek re-election.
Newberry has a challenger from the right in Mark Croucher, a former candidate for insurance commissioner. Democrat David Narcomey, who ran against McNiel two years ago, filed Monday.
Republican David Tackett filed in Rousselot's rural Wagoner County district.
- Other Tulsa-area incumbents drawing first-day opponents were Democrat Jerry Shoemake in HD16, Republican Sean Roberts in HD36, Republican Jadine Nollan in HD66 and Republican Weldon Watson in HD79.
Watson and Roberts ran into primary opposition - Watson from Tulsa school board member Lois Jacobs and Roberts from Collinsville Mayor Stan Sallee.
Democrat David Phillips, who lost in the HD66 primary two years ago and has been campaigning more or less nonstop since, entered the race for that seat Monday.
In HD16, which includes southernmost Tulsa County as well as parts of Muskogee, Okmulgee and Wagoner counties, former Republican congressional candidate Daniel Arnett entered the race.
Another Tulsa-area incumbent, Sen. Tom Adelson, was essentially redistricted out of his seat and has not said whether he will file for office in a new district.
Rep. Jabar Shumate, D-Tulsa, is leaving his HD73 seat to run for the vacant Senate District 11 position. Democrat Joe Williams and independent Curtis Mullins also filed Monday.
- Three Republicans and a Democrat filed for HD23. The seat had been held by the late Sue Tibbs, who died Friday but would have been term-limited in any event.
Two Republicans, Shane Saunders and Ken Walker, filed in HD70, which will be open because of term limits. Katie Henke, embroiled in the sorting out of the razor-thin HD71 special election, was the only candidate to file for the regular election.
- Former Corporation Commission administrator Brooks Mitchell filed for the position held by Anthony, saying he left the commission specifically to run against Anthony.
- The 192 people filing Wednesday was slightly more than first-day filing four years ago but far short of the 284 who filed on the first day in 2004. Typically, about 70 percent of all filings are on the first day.
"Overall, the candidate filing went very smoothly," said state Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax.
CANDIDATE FILINGS
*Incumbent
U.S. REP., DISTRICT 1
Republican
John Sullivan, 47, Tulsa*
Jim Bridenstine, 36, Tulsa
Democrat
John Olson, 34, Tulsa
U.S. REP., DISTRICT 2
Republican
Dustin Rowe, 36, Tishomingo
Dakota Wood, 49, Claremore
Markwayne Mullin, 34, Westville
Dwayne Thompson, 53, Fort Gibson
George Faught, 49, Muskogee
Democrat
Wayne Herriman, 59, Muskogee
Earl E. Everett, 78, Fort Gibson
U.S. REP., DISTRICT 3
Republican
Frank D. Lucas, 52, Cheyenne*
U.S. REP., DISTRICT 4
Republican
Tom Cole, 62, Moore*
Gary D. Caissie, 51, Norman
Democrat
Donna Marie Bebo, 34, Fletcher
U.S. REP., DISTRICT 5
Republican
James Lankford, 44, Edmond*
Democrat
Tom Guild, 57, Edmond
CORP. COMMISSION (full term)
Republican
Bob Anthony, 63, Oklahoma City*
Brooks Mitchell, 50, Oklahoma City
CORP. COMMISSIONER (short term)
Republican
Patrice Douglas, 49, Edmond*
STATE SENATE
DISTRICT 1
Democrat
Charles Wyrick, 52, Fairland*
DISTRICT 3
Republican
Cyndi McArtor, 57, Grove
Democrat
Jim Bynum, 65, Park Hill
DISTRICT 5
Democrat
Jerry Ellis, 65, Valliant*
DISTRICT 7
Democrat
J. Paul Lane, 60, McAlester
Roger Shirley, 53, Indianola
DISTRICT 9
Democrat
Earl Garrison, 70, Muskogee*
DISTRICT 11
Democrat
Jabar Shumate, 36, Tulsa
Joe Williams, 55, Tulsa
Independent
Curtis J. Mullins, 76, Tulsa
DISTRICT 13
Republican
Fred E. Smith, 28, Ada
Democrat
Susan Paddack, 59, Ada*
DISTRICT 15
Republican
Bob Neidhart, 69, Norman
Jack Beller, 66, Norman
Rob Standridge, 45, Norman
Harold Haralson, 57, Norman
Democrat
Claudia Griffith, 61, Norman
DISTRICT 17
Republican
Ron Sharp, 59, Shawnee
Ernest R. Clark, 63, Shawnee
DISTRICT 19
Republican
Patrick Anderson, 43, Enid*
DISTRICT 21
Republican
Jim Halligan, 75, Stillwater*
DISTRICT 23
Republican
Ron Justice, 66, Chickasha*
DISTRICT 25
Republican
Mike Mazzei, 46, Bixby*
DISTRICT 27
Republican
A. Bryce Marlatt, 35, Woodward*
DISTRICT 29
Republican
John W. Ford, 66, Bartlesville*
DISTRICT 31
Republican
Don Barrington, 64, Lawton*
DISTRICT 33
Republican
Don P. Little, 67, Broken Arrow
Nathan Dahm, 29, Broken Arrow
DISTRICT 35
Republican
Gary Stanislawski, 52, Tulsa*
DISTRICT 37
Republican
Mark Croucher, 54, Jenks
DISTRICT 39
Republican
Brian A. Crain, 50, Tulsa*
DISTRICT 41
Republican
Clark Jolley, 41, Edmond*
Paul Blair, 49, Edmond
DISTRICT 43
Republican
Ron Magar, 48, Norman
Corey Brooks, 32, Washington
Clark Southard, 55, Duncan
Democrat
Mike Fullerton, 46, Newcastle
DISTRICT 45
Republican
Kyle D. Loveless, 38, Oklahoma City
DISTRICT 47
Republican
Greg Treat, 33, Oklahoma City*
STATE HOUSE
DISTRICT 1
Democrat
Curtis McDaniel, 60, Smithville
DISTRICT 2
Republican
John R. Bennett, 37, Sallisaw*
Democrat
Rick Agent, 51, Sallisaw
DISTRICT 3
Democrat
James H. Lockhart, 37, Heavener*
Traci Barnes, 47, Poteau
DISTRICT 4
Democrat
Mike Brown, 55, Fort Gibson*
DISTRICT 5
Republican
Douglas G. Cox, 59, Grove*
DISTRICT 6
Democrat
Chuck Hoskin, 60, Vinita*
DISTRICT 7
Democrat
Larry Glenn, 64, Miami*
DISTRICT 8
Democrat
Ben Sherrer, 43, Chouteau*
DISTRICT 9
Republican
Marty L. Quinn, 52, Claremore*
DISTRICT 10
Republican
Steve Martin, 63, Bartlesville*
DISTRICT 11
Republican
Earl Sears, 59, Bartlesville*
DISTRICT 12
Republican
David Tackett, 36, Broken Arrow
DISTRICT 13
Democrat
Jerry McPeak, 65, Warner*
DISTRICT 14
Republican
Arthur Hulbert, 40, Fort Gibson
Democrat
Bobby Jefferson, 55, Muskogee
Jack A Reavis, 54, Muskogee
DISTRICT 15
Democrat
Ed Cannaday, Porum*
DISTRICT 16
Republican
Daniel Arnett, 27, Henryetta
Democrat
Jerry Shoemake, 69, Morris*
DISTRICT 17
Democrat
Brian Renegar, 61, McAlester*
DISTRICT 18
Democrat
Donald A Condit, 55, McAlester*
DISTRICT 19
Democrat
R. C. Pruett, 67, Antlers*
DISTRICT 20
Republican
Gil Hensley, 60, Newcastle
Democrat
Matt Branstetter, 55, Noble
DISTRICT 21
Republican
Dustin Roberts, 28, Durant*
DISTRICT 22
Republican
Charles A McCall, 41, Atoka
William R. Claxton, 49, Sulphur
Democrat
Doris Anne Row, 59, Tishomingo
DISTRICT 23
Republican
Rob Reck, 58, Tulsa
Terry O'Donnell, 48, Catoosa
Jason Carini, 28, Catoosa
Democrat
Shawna Keller, 31, Tulsa
DISTRICT 24
Democrat
Steve Kouplen, 61, Beggs*
DISTRICT 25
Republican
Todd Thomsen, 44, Ada*
Donald Cole Gallup, 29, Ada,
DISTRICT 26
Republican
Justin Freeland Wood, 22, Shawnee
Michael Shaw, 34, Shawnee
DISTRICT 27
Republican
Josh Cockroft, 23, Tecumseh*
DISTRICT 28
Republican
Tom Newell, 43, Seminole*
Democrat
Marilyn Rainwater, 57, Seminole
DISTRICT 29
Democrat
David W Narcomey, 59, Bristow
DISTRICT 30
Republican
Mark E. McCullough, 44, Sapulpa*
DISTRICT 31
Republican
Jason W. Murphey, 34, Guthrie*
DISTRICT 32
Republican
Coy Ray Farmer, 68, Prague
Jason Smalley, 31, Stroud
Democrat
Keith Kinnamon, 53, Chandler
DISTRICT 33
Republican
Lee R. Denney, 58, Cushing*
DISTRICT 34
Democrat
Cory T. Williams, 34, Stillwater*
DISTRICT 35
Republican
Dennis Casey, 51, Morrison*
DISTRICT 36
Republican
Stan Sallee, 51, Collinsville
Sean Roberts, 38, Hominy*
DISTRICT 37
Republican
Steven E. Vaughan, 53, Ponca City*
Democrat
Nancy L. Niemann, 56, Ponca City
DISTRICT 38
Republican
Dale R. DeWitt, 62, Braman*
DISTRICT 39
Republican
Marian Cooksey, 68, Edmond*
Bob Dani, 61, Edmond
DISTRICT 40
Republican
Mike Jackson, 34, Enid*
DISTRICT 41
Republican
John T. Enns, 45, Enid*
DISTRICT 42
Republican
Lisa J. Billy, 45, Lindsay*
DISTRICT 43
Republican
Colby Schwartz, 38, Yukon*
DISTRICT 44
Democrat
Emily Virgin, 25, Norman*
DISTRICT 45
Republican
Aaron Stiles, 32, Norman*
Democrat
Paula Roberts, 59, Norman
DISTRICT 46
Republican
Scott Martin, 40, Norman*
DISTRICT 47
Republican
Leslie Kathryn Osborn, 48, Mustang*
DISTRICT 48
Republican
Patrick Ownbey, 58, Ardmore*
Democrat
Brian Spencer, 30, Elmore City
DISTRICT 49
Republican
Tommy C. Hardin, 50, Madill*
DISTRICT 50
Republican
Dennis Johnson, 58, Duncan*
DISTRICT 52
Republican
Charles Larry Ortega, 56, Altus*
DISTRICT 53
Republican
Mark McBride, 51, Moore
DISTRICT 54
Republican
Paul Wesselhoft, 64, Moore*
DISTRICT 55
Republican
Todd Russ, 51, Cordell*
DISTRICT 56
Republican
Chuck Utsler, 56, Pocasset
DISTRICT 57
Republican
Harold Wright, 64, Weatherford*
DISTRICT 58
Republican
Jeff Hickman, 38, Fairview*
DISTRICT 59
Republican
Mike Sanders, 36, Kingfisher*
DISTRICT 60
Republican
Dan Fisher, 52, El Reno
Matt White, 40, El Reno
DISTRICT 61
Republican
Gus Blackwell, 56, Laverne*
DISTRICT 62
Republican
T. W. Shannon, 34, Lawton*
DISTRICT 63
Republican
Don Armes, 50, Faxon*
B. L. Cozad Jr, 47, Indiahoma
DISTRICT 64
Republican
Ann Coody, 74, Lawton*
Ryan D. Jernigan, 30, Lawton
DISTRICT 65
Democrat
Joe Dorman, 41, Rush Springs*
DISTRICT 66
Republican
Jadine Nollan, 53, Sand Springs*
Democrat
David C. Phillips III, 62, Tulsa
DISTRICT 67
Republican
Pam Peterson, 56, Tulsa*
DISTRICT 68
Republican
Glen Mulready, 51, Tulsa*
Darren Gantz, 39, Jenks
DISTRICT 69
Republican
Fred Jordan, 38, Jenks*
DISTRICT 70
Republican
Ken Walker, 40, Tulsa
Shane Saunders, 31, Tulsa
DISTRICT 71
Republican
Katie Henke, 31, Tulsa
DISTRICT 72
Democrat
Seneca Scott, 34, Tulsa*
DISTRICT 73
Democrat
Kevin Matthews, 52, Tulsa
DISTRICT 74
Republican
David Derby, 35, Owasso*
DISTRICT 75
Republican
Dan Kirby, 53, Tulsa*
DISTRICT 76
Republican
David Brumbaugh, 51, Broken Arrow*
DISTRICT 77
Democrat
Eric Proctor, 29, Tulsa*
DISTRICT 78
Democrat
Jeannie McDaniel, 63, Tulsa*
DISTRICT 79
Republican
Weldon Watson, 64, Tulsa*
Lois Jacobs, 61, Tulsa
DISTRICT 80
Republican
Mike Ritze, 63, Broken Arrow*
DISTRICT 81
Republican
Randy Grau, 36, Edmond*
DISTRICT 82
Republican
Mike Turner, 25, Edmond
Guy Liebmann, 75, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 83
Republican
Randy McDaniel, 44, Edmond*
DISTRICT 84
Republican
Sally Kern, 65, Oklahoma City*
Curtis Moore, 46, Bethany
DISTRICT 85
Republican
David Dank, 73, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 86
Democrat
Will Fourkiller, 40, Stilwell*
DISTRICT 87
Republican
Jason Nelson, 40, Oklahoma City*
Democrat
Nick Singer, 30, Oklahoma City
DISTRICT 88
Democrat
Kay Floyd, 53, Oklahoma City
Mike Dover, 63, Oklahoma City
Matt Harney, 29, Oklahoma City
DISTRICT 89
Democrat
Rebecca Hamilton, 64, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 90
Republican
Jon Echols, 32, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 91
Republican
Mike D. Reynolds, 61, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 92
Democrat
Richard D. Morrissette, 55, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 93
Republican
Mike Christian, 42, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 94
Democrat
Scott Inman, 33, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 95
Republican
Charlie Joyner, 71, Midwest City*
DISTRICT 96
Republican
Lewis H. Moore, Arcadia
DISTRICT 97
Democrat
Mike Shelton, 39, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 98
Republican
John Trebilcock, 38, Broken Arrow*
DISTRICT 99
Democrat
Anastasia A. Pittman, 41, Oklahoma City*
DISTRICT 100
Republican
Elise Hall, 23, Oklahoma City*
Jeff Renner, 45, Oklahoma City
DISTRICT 101
Republican
Gary Banz, 66, Midwest City*
Original Print Headline: Filing day draws crowd
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Associated Images:
Rep. John Trebilcock (left) of Broken Arrow, who represents House District 98, and Rep. Jeff Hickman of Dacoma, who represents House District 58, file their candidacies Wednesday at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World
Candidates wait in the state Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, the first day of filing for state and federal offices. DAVID MCDANIEL/The Oklahoman
Nathan Dahm, a candidate for Tulsa-based Senate District 33, speaks to the media Wednesday while filing for office at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World
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