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Oklahoma State Senate

Election Board axes candidates from GOP ballot

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two Republican candidates for the state Senate seat formerly occupied by Stephanie Bice exchanged verbal punches for three and a half hours Wednesday, each vying to knock the other off the ballot. They succeeded in committing political fratricide.
State Senator Joseph Silk, center, presents his defense of Senate Bill 13 as Daniel Navejas, left, the leader of the 1212 Mockingbird Lane group and The Ekklesia of Oklahoma, applauds. Ledger photo by Michael Duncan

State Senator Joseph Silk, center, presents his defense of Senate Bill 13 as Daniel Navejas, left, the leader of the 1212 Mockingbird Lane group and The Ekklesia of Oklahoma, applauds. Ledger photo by Michael Duncan

Dead abortion bill roils Oklahoma GOP

A single anti-abortion bill that never made it out of an Oklahoma legislative committee during the 2019 and 2020 legislative sessions has spawned a bitter internal struggle between a cult-like group of Republican Abolitionists and a significant portion of the rest of the state GOP over the last few...