Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
House District 69: Challenger seeks husband’s former seat
When Chuck Strohm lost his re-election bid for House District 69 in 2018, residents of the Tulsa-area district may have thought they were done...
Senate District 17: Ron Sharp facing former legislator, youth minister, illegal mailers
The Senate District 17 primary will feature two Republican challengers attempting to unseat incumbent and former educator Sen. Ron Sharp (R-Shawnee), with the winner...
House District 74: Familiar opponents face off again
While the House District 74 race playing out over the northeast Tulsa County district might seem like just another sleepy June 30 primary race...
Rick West wants House District 3 back, but Lundy Kiger wants to keep it
In 2018, then-Rep. Rick West's vote against the historic revenue bill that funded a critical teacher pay raise had placed him in plenty of...
Pottawatomie County Sheriff draws two GOP challengers
With no Democrat having filed, the June 30 Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office primary is for all the marbles in one of central Oklahoma's most...
House District 15 incumbent faces single challenger for eastern OK seat
House District 15 incumbent Rep. Randy Randleman (R-Eufaula) will face a single challenger in the upcoming Republican primary.
Randleman is "the first and only" certified...
House District 17: Dairy defender, abortion abolitionist race for rural seat
House District 17 incumbent Rep. Jim Grego (R-Wilburton) will run for re-election against a lone opponent, fellow Republican Shannon Rowell of McAlester.
Grego became the...
Long wait: Unemployment agency playing catch up with jobless claims deluge
For hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans, applying for unemployment benefits after losing their jobs due to COVID-19 has meant being trapped in a nightmare...
House District 42: Facing GOP challenger, incumbent catches COVID
On June 26, Rep. Cynthia Roe (R-Lindsay) announced on Facebook that she had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and would be "suspending further public appearances...
House District 91: Chris Kannady v. Bruce Fleming redux
House District 91 incumbent Rep. Chris Kannady (R-Oklahoma City) has once again drawn a challenger in the Republican primary, setting up a rematch of...
