The Candidate Information Committee is the County Party entity charged to collect, compile, evaluate, and publish findings and majority consensus opinions, as deemed necessary, regarding information collected on challengers and incumbent Republican Elected office-holders seeking re-election, in and for the geopolitical Wagoner County jurisdiction, at all levels of government. This assessment is performed as a public service to the voters of Wagoner County and falls within the party role of voter education per our Standing Rule 1.
Questionnaires were sent via certified mail to 59 candidates that appear on ballots across Wagoner County. A total of 23 candidates returned questionnaires.
- 3 of the 5 or 60% of Congressional candidates
- 7 of the 32 or 22% of State Officer candidates
- 13 of the 21 or 62% of Legislative candidates
In anticipation of a low return of questionnaires from Congressional and State Officer candidates, the committee decided beforehand to waive the requirement of such candidates to return the questionnaire due to the overwhelming number of surveys and questionnaires they would likely receive. Per our Standing Rule 1, an objective raw Conservative Index score was derived from the questionnaires and was then potentially adjusted based on a follow-up interview covering unfavorable answers to flush out any misconceptions of the questions. The adjusted Conservative Index scores appear below:
Office | Candidate (by office then alphabetical by last name) | Conservative Index(Derived from Candidate’s Questionnaire. Higher scores are more conservative.) |
U.S. Rep. District 01 | Andy Coleman | 74 |
U.S. Rep. District 01 | Nathan Daham | 71 |
U.S. Rep. District 01 | Tim Harris | 69 |
U.S. Rep. District 01 | Kevin Hern | Survey not returned |
U.S. Rep. District 01 | Danny Stockstill | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Governor | Christopher Barnett | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Governor | Mick Cornett | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Governor | Dan Fisher | 73 |
Oklahoma Governor | Eric Foutch | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Governor | Barry Gowdy | 43 |
Oklahoma Governor | Gary Jones | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Governor | Todd Lamb | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Governor | Gary Richardson | 70 |
Oklahoma Governor | Blake Cowboy Stephens | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Governor | Kevin Stitt | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Lt. Governor | Dominique Damón Block | 69 |
Oklahoma Lt. Governor | Eddie Fields | Survey not returned |
Oklahoma Lt. Governor | Dana Murphy | 56 |
Oklahoma Lt. Governor | Matt Pinnell | 55 |
State Auditor and Inspector | Cindy Byrd | Survey not returned |
State Auditor and Inspector | Charlie Prater | Survey not returned |
State Auditor and Inspector | John Uzzo | Survey not returned |
Attorney General | Angela Bonilla | Survey not returned |
Attorney General | Gentner Drummond | Survey not returned |
Attorney General | Mike Hunter | Survey not returned |
State Treasurer | Randy McDaniel | Survey not returned |
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Will Farrell | Survey not returned |
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Joy Hofmeister | Survey not returned |
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Linda Murphy | Survey not returned |
Commissioner of Labor | Cathy Costello | Survey not returned |
Commissioner of Labor | Leslie Osborn | Survey not returned |
Commissioner of Labor | Keith Swinton | Survey not returned |
Insurance Commissioner | Donald Chasteen | Survey not returned |
Insurance Commissioner | Glen Mulready | Survey not returned |
Corporation Commissioner | Bob Anthony | Survey not returned |
Corporation Commissioner | Brian Bingman | Survey not returned |
Corporation Commissioner | Harold Spradling | 20 |
State Sen. District 18 | Kim David | 67 |
State Sen. District 18 | Eric Tomlinson | 71 |
State Sen. District 36 | David Dambroso | 73 |
State Sen. District 36 | Bill Day | 59 |
State Sen. District 36 | John Haste | 67 |
State Sen. District 36 | Dana Prieto | 70 |
State Rep. District 8 | Tom Gann | 70 |
State Rep. District 8 | Carl Parson | 70 |
State Rep. District 12 | Nick Mahoney | 66 |
State Rep. District 12 | Kevin McDugle | 59 |
State Rep. District 16 | Scott Fetgatter | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 23 | Terry O’Donnell | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 80 | Cody Coonce | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 80 | Stan May | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 80 | Mike Ritze | 74 |
State Rep. District 98 | Scott Crane | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 98 | Dean Davis | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 98 | Jeremiah Herbert | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 98 | Bryan Howard | 70 |
State Rep. District 98 | Wesley Pratt | Survey not returned |
State Rep. District 98 | Laura Steele | 41 |