Guest Speaker: Oklahoma State Rep. Tom Gann

State Rep. Tom Gann Inola Republican Tom Gann and his wife of 39 years, Debbie Chapman Gann, are parents of three children and grandparents of seven.

He was born in Wagoner and grew up in Tahlequah where he later graduated from N.S.U.

Tom and Debbie are members of Eastland Baptist Church and were instrumental in forming a Crisis Pregnancy Center and promoted Abstinence Education.

A small government conservative, Tom has a lifetime of experience as a small businessman.

In 1984, he started his first small business in Ft. Gibson selling gas and groceries to the local community. The business grew to twelve employees until it was sold in 1996.

In addition to his own business, Tom developed other commercial properties which brought new restaurants and an auto repair business into the community.

Over the years, Tom has responded to the call to defend our values and principles.

He served five years on the Ft. Gibson School Board where he stood firm against a top down, socialist, federal takeover of public education known as Outcomes Based Education. He successfully brought an end to the pilot program which had forced the school district to participate in the federal effort.

This experience led Tom to challenge a Democrat politician for State Senate District 3 in 2016. Tom won 41% of the vote even though Democrats outnumbered Republicans by a three to one ratio. And he has been reelected twice since his first win in 2016.

Tom has served as a Republican State Committeeman and as a past member of the party's platform committee.

Debbie, who has a degree in Education, currently volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), and served as a Keating administration appointee on the Oklahoma’s Abstinence Education Council.

Come early and join us at 6:30 pm for a time of friendly fellowship.

(Fellowship Food Theme: TBD)

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Abundant Rain Church, 12425 S 273rd E Ave, Coweta, OK 74429

From Highway 51 in Coweta, turn West on E 121st Street and then left (South) on the first intersecting street, S 273rd E Ave. Then proceed approximately 1 mile to the Abundant Rain Church.

More information to come about this meeting. To keep up to date please REGISTER NOW on the website with a current email for yourself and we will make sure to keep you up to date.

Guest Speaker: Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell

Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell was elected as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Oklahoma on November 6th, 2018. In that role, he serves as President of the Oklahoma State Senate, and is a member of multiple constitutional boards and commissions. Lt. Governor Pinnell also serves as Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage on Governor Kevin Stitt’s cabinet.

In his role as Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, Pinnell oversees the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and the state’s efforts to promote tourism, the third largest industry in Oklahoma. Pinnell led the successful effort to rebrand the State of Oklahoma, a component of the overall effort to retain and recruit more jobs to the state of Oklahoma.

Pinnell also currently serves on the Department of Commerce executive committee focusing on small business growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. Pinnell has a background in entrepreneurship and is a small business owner with his wife, Lisa, who is an inventor and entrepreneur.

Matt is a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Advertising and lives in Tulsa with his wife and their 4 children who attend Jenks Public Schools.

Come early and join us at 6:30 pm for a time of friendly fellowship.

(Fellowship Food Theme: TBD)

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Abundant Rain Church, 12425 S 273rd E Ave, Coweta, OK 74429

From Highway 51 in Coweta, turn West on E 121st Street and then left (South) on the first intersecting street, S 273rd E Ave. Then proceed approximately 1 mile to the Abundant Rain Church.

More information to come about this meeting. To keep up to date please REGISTER NOW on the website with a current email for yourself and we will make sure to keep you up to date.

Wagoner County Republican Party Newsletter

Next Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2020

(Please notice it is the 2nd Thursday of the month. We had to do this due to the Congressman's schedule. And also please note we are at a new location.)

7:00 pm

Welcome to the 2020 Candidate Information Questionnaire Results!

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 pursuant to our Standing Rule 1. 

Questionnaires were sent via certified mail to 21 candidates that appear on ballots across Wagoner County.  A total of 8 candidates returned questionnaires.

• 1 of the 4 or 25% of Republican US Senatorial candidates
• 0 of the 1 or 0% of Republican Congressional candidates
• 0 of the 2 or 0% of Republican Corporation Commissioner candidates
• 1 of the 7 or % of Republican Legislative candidates
• 2 of the 2 or 100% of Republican County Sheriff candidates
• 1 of the 1 or 100% of Republican County Clerk candidates
• 0 of the 1 or 0% of Republican County Court Clerk candidates
• 3 of the 3 or 100% of Republican County Commissioner District 2 candidates

Pursuant to our Standing Rule 1, an objective raw Conservative Index score was derived based on initial responses to the questionnaire and then was adjusted, when necessary, based on the follow-up interview.  The adjusted Conservative Index score below indicates a candidates' consistency with the Wagoner County Republican Party Core Values on page 2 included in our party platform:

We in the Republican Party of Wagoner County strive to build a more prosperous local community, state, and nation where individual prosperity is encouraged, a person’s productivity is limited only by his individual ability and personal initiative and where citizens may enjoy the freedom to pursue life as described by the Constitution of the United States of America.

The Wagoner County Republican Party, composed of individuals of many views and opinions regarding the means to achieve that goal, unite with the common belief that those individual rights and the limitation of government set forth in the Constitution of the United States are sacrosanct, and the ideals of moral and fiscal conservatism and individual responsibility are paramount to maintain liberty for all people of our great state and nation.