Paxton is persistent — about policy, principles and press

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Senator Lonnie Paxton was elected to the District 23 seat in and around Tuttle (southeast of Oklahoma City) in 2016.  That year, he almost won the GOP nomination outright in the primary, garnering 49.5% of the backing. He then won the general election easily.

Incumbents take a runoff beating

It wasn’t business as usual for the Republican primary runoff elections for State Legislature, as all three incumbents on the ballot, Larry Boggs of Senate District 7, Ron Sharp of Senate District 17, and Paul Scott of Senate District 43 were defeated in their re-election bids Tuesday.

Garvin runs for state Senate despite not wanting to be a politician

Republican Jessica Garvin was asked to run for state senator of District 43 because of some decisions current senator, Paul Scott, had made that “shook” conservative citizens in Duncan.