Judges on the Ballot in Oklahoma: What you need to know

The original version of this post was authored by past OK Policy intern Forrest Farjadian. It was updated for 2016 by OK Policy intern Chelsea Fiedler. Oklahoma is one of 39 states where voters have a role in selecting judges.… Read more [More...]

In last few weeks before election day, most candidates are running blind (Capitol Updates)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. Just 24 days until November 8th, election day. That’s the day every candidate running for… Read more [More...]

Inconvenient alcohol laws are no substitute for funding addiction treatment (Capitol Updates)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can find past Capitol Updates archived  on his website. State Agencies are working on… Read more [More...]

Just Say Yes: Oklahoma voters have a history of affirming most state questions

Oklahoma voters will decide seven state questions in November on subjects ranging from agriculture to the death penalty to the use of public funds for religious purposes. Of the seven questions, three were placed on the ballot through the initiative… Read more [More...]

More Oklahoma House races to watch this November (Capitol Updates)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can find past Capitol Updates archived  on his website. Last week I reviewed 10… Read more [More...]

2016 Oklahoma State Question Guide

Seven state questions will be on the Oklahoma ballot on November 8. We've created a series of fact sheets with a summary of each state question, background information, and what supporters and opponents are saying... Read more [More...]

Oklahoma House races to watch this November (Capitol Updates)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can find past Capitol Updates archived  on his website. With 101 House seats, each… Read more [More...]

Nine Oklahoma Senate races to watch this November (Capitol Updates)

Steve Lewis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1989-1991. He currently practices law in Tulsa and represents clients at the Capitol. You can find past Capitol Updates archived  on his website. Last week’s runoff elections helped… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Runoffs

Last week, Oklahomans went to the polls to decide 13 legislative primaries and one Congressional primary where no candidate received a majority in the initial primary ballot in June. More precisely, a few Oklahomans went to the polls. Less than… Read more [More...]

Time for Oklahoma to off the runoff

When August 23rd rolls around next month, you can be sure that lots of things will be on Oklahomans’ minds: kids going back to school, the upcoming Labor Day weekend, and the start of college football season, to name a… Read more [More...]