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Muskogee County polling placesPolling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the election.

Precinct Polling place Address5 Bethany Presbyterian Church 2000 Haskell Blvd.7 Eastern Heights Baptist Church 2401 Haskell Blvd.9 Chandler Road Church of Christ 3507 Chandler Road11 The Salvation Army 700 Independence St.

64 Porum Senior Citizens Center Second Street, Porum

60 Green Valley Baptist Church 19702 S. Ross Road, Webbers Falls61 Summit First Baptist Church First and Broadway, Summit

58 Webbers Falls Municipal Complex US 64 W. Arkansas River Bridge59 Warner Assembly of God Church 206 Third St., Warner

56 Warner Assembly of God Church 206 Third St., Warner57 Webbers Falls Municipal Complex US 64 W. Arkansas River Bridge

53 Trinity Baptist Church 107 E. Prairie St., Oktaha55 New Hope Assembly of God 110 W. 58th St. S.

51 Council Hill Community Center Council Hill52 Wainwright 100 Walnut St., Wainwright

49 Grandview Baptist Church 3608 S. Cherokee Drive50 Boynton Community Center 200 W. Kenefick, Boynton

46 First Assembly of God 3100 Gulick St.47 Lifepoint Church 2200 S. 32nd St.

44 Emmanuel Pentecostal Church 100 Buce St., Braggs45 Rural Water Dist. #2 2310 S. Woodland Road

40 Fort Gibson Church of Christ 806 S. Lee St., Fort Gibson41 Fort Gibson Church of Christ 806 S. Lee St., Fort Gibson

37 Timothy Baptist Church 5530 W. Okmulgee Ave.38 Indian Capital Technology Center 2403 N. 41st St. E.

33 Central Church of Christ 402 W. Main St., Haskell36 Taft Resource Center 208 W. Seminole, Taft

23 Martin Luther King Center 627 N. Third St.28 24th Street Family Church 2420 N. 24th St.

21 Boston Avenue Baptist Church 201 S. 30th St.22 American Legion 4021 W. Broadway

13 York Street Christian Church 1125 S. York St.17 Rayfield Baptist Church 601 Indianapolis Ave.

SAMPLE BALLOTGo to www.muskogeephoenix.com to see sample ballots for your county

Meet the candidatesU.S. Senator

NAME: Matt Silverstein.PARTY: Democrat.AGE: 33.HOMETOWN: Tulsa.

FAMILY:Wife, Erica;two daugh-ters, Norah, 3,and Sadie, 2months.

OCCUPA-TION: Finan-cial adviser/in-vestment

planner.EDUCATION: Bachelor of

Arts in Political Science at theUniversity of Michigan.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Not available.

HOBBIES: Not available.WEBSITE: www.mat-

tforoklahoma.com/• • • • • • • • •

NAME: Jim Inhofe, Incum-bent.

PARTY: Republican.AGE: 79.HOMETOWN: Tulsa.FAMILY: Wife, Kay; four

grown children; 12 grandchil-dren.

OCCUPATION: U.S. Sena-

tor.EDUCATION: University of

Tulsa with adegree in eco-nomics.

RELI-GIOUS AF-FILIATION:Not available.

HOBBIES:Flying.

WEBSITE:www.jiminhofe.com/

• • • • • • • • •NAME: Aaron DeLozier.PARTY: Independent.B: 30.HOMETOWN: Wichita

Falls, Texas.FAMILY:

Married.OCCUPA-

TION: Callcenter techni-cian.

EDUCA-TION: OralRoberts Uni-versity, Tulsa.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Not available.

HOBBIES: Not available.WEBSITE:

aarondelozier.com• • •

NAME: Ray Woods.

PARTY: Independent.AGE: 79.HOMETOWN: Fairview.

FAMILY:Wife, NormaWoods.

OCCUPA-TION: Entre-preneur.

EDUCA-TION: Univer-sity of Okla-homa 1954;

Mexico University, PhillipsUniversity1959.

HOBBIES: World traveler,living abroad, winter sports,Boy Scouts of America volun-teer.

WEBSITE: www.re-bootray.com and www.re-bootconstitution.com

• • •NAME: Joan FarrPARTY: Independent.AGE: 59.HOMETOWN: Broken Ar-

row.FAMILY: Four grown sons.OCCUPATION: Business

consultant.EDUCATION: Bachelor’s

and masters degrees in Ad-ministration of Justice, Wichi-

Silverstein

Inhofe

DeLozier

Woods

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Meet the candidates

312 Porter Civic Center 529 S. Main, Porter 313 Tullahassee Civic Center Main Street, Tullahassee

310 Stone Bluff Senior Center 19249 US Hwy. 64, Haskell 311 St Vincent DePaul Church 15842 S 297th E. Ave., Coweta

307 Vivian Area Fire Dept. HC 63 Box 66A, Eufaula

311 Stidham Baptist Church PO Box 662, Eufaula205 Texanna Fire Station PO Box 790, Eufaula

104 Onapa Fire Station 4900 Old Hwy. 69 South, Checotah312 Salem Baptist Church Rt. 2 Box 384, Henryetta

313 Linda K. Been Residence Rt. 2 Box 284, Henryetta203 Youth & Family Resource Center 107 McKinley, Eufaula

310 Hanna Community Center PO Box G, Hanna315 Hitchita Fire Dept. Main St., Hitchita

316 Elm Grove Baptist Church Rt. 1 Box 1870, Council Hill201 Eufaula Memorial Library 301 S. First St., Eufaula

103 Checotah Senior Citizens 611 N. Broadway, Checotah102 Church of Christ 309 E. Gentry, Checotah

314 Brush Hill Baptist Church HC 60 Box 1335, Checotah

25 Hulbert City Hall 111 W. Main St., Hulbert

22 Tenkiller School 25106 E. 863 Road, Welling23 Peggs Pentecostal Church 8198 N. 450 Road, Hulbert

20 Talking Leaves Job Corps. 5700 S, Bald Hill Road, Tahlequah21 Welling General Baptist Activity Bldg. 20445 S. 560 Road, Welling

McIntosh County polling placesPolling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the election.

Precinct Polling place Address

308 Living Stone Teaching Church 28288 E. 141st St. S., Coweta309 Coweta Assembly of God Church 29707 E. Hwy 51, Coweta

306 Elks Lodge 10266 S. 241st E. Ave., Broken Arrow307 Christian Family Center 19303 E. 121st St. S., Broken Arrow

304 Clearview Baptist Church 23003 E. Hwy. 51, Broken Arrow305 Clearview Baptist Church 23003 E. Hwy. 51, Broken Arrow

302 Heritage Methodist Church 5300 E. Kenosha, Broken Arrow303 Forest Ridge Baptist Church 8300 S. Oneta Road, Broken Arrow

210 Okay First Baptist Church 7530 N. 37 St. E., Okay301 Forest Ridge Baptist Church 8300 S. Oneta Road, Broken Arrow

208 Church of God 115 S. State St., Wagoner 209 Taylor Ferry Fire Department 33038 Long Bay Road, Wagoner

206 Regina Conn Residence 35893 E. 670 Road, Locust Grove207 Union Baptist Church 511 S.W. Fifth St., Wagoner

ta State University.RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:

Non-denominational Christ-ian.

HOBBIES: Volunteer work,reading, writing, sewing.

WEBSITE: www.JoanFar-rforUSSenate.com

U.S. Senator (Unexpired term)

NAME: Connie JohnsonPARTY: Democrat.

AGE: 62.HOME-

TOWN: Hold-enville.

FAMILY:Three chil-dren, twograndchildren.

OCCUPA-TION: State

Senator, District 48.EDUCATION: University of

Pennsylvania, Bachelor ofArts in French; Langston Uni-versity, Master of Arts in Re-habilitation Counseling.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Protestant.

HOBBIES: Nature watch-ing, biking, traveling, andreading.

WEBSITE:www.cj4ok.com

• • •NAME: James Lankford.PARTY: Republican.AGE: 46.

HOME-TOWN: Ed-mond.

FAMILY:Wife, Cindy;two daugh-ters, Hannahand Jordan.

OCCUPA-TION: Repre-

sents Oklahoma’s 5th Districtin the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives. Prior to runningfor Congress, Lankford spent22 years working in full-timeministry, culminating in hisservice as director of FallsCreek Camp.

EDUCATION: Undergradu-ate degree from the Universi-ty of Texas; Master of Divinityfrom Southwestern BaptistTheological Seminary.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Baptist.

HOBBIES: Spending timewith family, reading and sportshooting.

WEBSITE: www.james-lankford.com

• • •NAME: Mark T. Beard.PARTY: IndependentAGE: Not available.HOMETOWN: Oklahoma

City.FAMILY: Not available.OCCUPATION: Not avail-

able.EDUCATION: Not avail-

able.RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:

Not available.HOBBIES: Not available.WEBSITE: Not available.

2nd CongressionalDistrict

NAME: Earl E. Everett.PARTY: Democrat.AGE: 81.

HOME-TOWN: FortGibson.

FAMILY:Four children;eight grand-children.

OCCUPA-TION: Retired.

EDUCA-TION: Bachelor of Science inEducation, NortheasternState University.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Christian.

HOBBIES: Gardening andworking in the yard.

WEBSITE: Earl Everett onFacebook.

• • •NAME: Markwayne Mullin,

Incumbent.PARTY:

Republican.AGE: 37.HOME-

TOWN: West-ville.

FAMILY:Wife, Christie;Children, Jim,Andrew, Lar-ra, Lynette,

and Ivy. OCCUPATION: Business

owner and rancher.EDUCATION: Stilwell High

School; Missouri Valley Col-lege; Graduated from Okla-homa State University Insti-tute of Technology in 2010.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Christian.

WEBSITE: www.mullinfor-congress.com

• • •NAME: Jon Douthitt.PARTY: Independent.

AGE: 76.HOME-

TOWN: Clare-more.

FAMILY:Wife, Sharon;two sons; fivegrandchildren.

OCCUPA-TION: Semi-

retired state trial judge.EDUCATION: Bachelor of

Arts, Northeastern State Uni-versity; graduate, Universityof Tulsa College of Law.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Methodist.

HOBBIES: None.WEBSITE: www.douthit-

tforcongress.com

GovernorNAME: Joe DormanPARTY: Democrat.

AGE: 44.HOME-

TOWN: RushSprings.

FAMILY:Mom, two sis-ters, brother,many niecesand nephews,and many

great nieces and nephews.OCCUPATION: Member of

Oklahoma House of Repre-sentatives.

EDUCATION: Bachelor ofArts from Oklahoma StateUniversity.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Methodist.

HOBBIES: Comic books,sports, hunting, fishing.

WEBSITE: http://joedor-man.com/

• • •NAME: Mary Fallin, Incum-

bentPARTY: Republican.AGE: 59.HOMETOWN: Tecumseh.FAMILY: Husband Wade

Christensen; six children be-

tween them.OCCUPA-

TION: Gover-nor.

EDUCA-TION: Okla-homa StateUniversitygraduate.

RELI-GIOUS AF-

FILIATION: Christian.HOBBIES: Not available.WEBSITE: http://mary-

fallin.org• • •

NAME: Kimberly Willis.PARTY: In-

dependent.HOME-

TOWN: Okla-homa City.

FAMILY:Not available.

OCCUPA-TION: Formereducator and

current small business owner.EDUCATION: Teaching de-

gree from the University ofCentral Oklahoma.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Not available.

HOBBIES: Not available.WEBSITE: www.kimberly-

forgovernor.com• • •

NAME: Richard Prawdzien-ski.

PARTY: Independent.AGE: 66.HOME-

TOWN: Ed-mond.

FAMILY:Wife, Donna;Daughters Di-anna, Becky,Tammy.

OCCUPA-TION: Semi-retired in real es-tate investments.

EDUCATION: Masters ofbusiness administration, Ok-lahoma City University.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:No preference.

HOBBIES: Reading andpolitics.

WEBSITE:www.prawdzienski4gov.com

LieutenantGovernor

NAME: Todd Lamb, Incum-bent.

PARTY:Republican.

AGE: 43.HOME-

TOWN: Enid.FAMILY:

Wife, Monica;two children,Griffin andLauren.

OCCUPA-TION: Lieutenant governor.

EDUCATION: LouisianaTech University; Bachelor'sdegree from Oklahoma StateUniversity; law degree fromOklahoma City UniversitySchool of Law.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Quail Springs Baptist Church.

HOBBIES: Fishing, hunt-ing, reading, and spendingtime with his family.

WEBSITE: www.votetodd-lamb.com/

• • •NAME: Cathy CummingsPARTY: Democrat.AGE: 53.

HOME-TOWN:Kansas City,Mo.

FAMILY:HusbandSean; Fivechildren.

OCCUPA-TION: Travel

and tourism website;daytripok.com ; Two restau-rants: Vito's Ristorante, andSean Cummings Irish Pub.

EDUCATION: St. Teresa'sAcademy.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Catholic.

HOBBIES: Ballroom danc-ing.

WEBSITE:voteforcathy.com.

Superintendent ofPublic Instruction

NAME: John Cox.PARTY: DemocratAGE: 51

HOME-TOWN: Peg-gs.

FAMILY:Wife, Rhonda;five children.

OCCUPA-TION: PeggsSchool super-intendent; ad-

junct professor of educationat Northeastern State Univer-sity; serves as president ofthe Organization of Rural Ele-mentary Schools.

EDUCATION: Bachelor ofScience in Mathematics Edu-cation, NSU; Master of Sci-ence in Counseling, NSU;Doctorate, School Administra-tion, OSU; Doctorate, SchoolAdministration, OSU.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Christian.

HOBBIES: “I’d say publicschools is my hobby. It takesup the majority of my time.Otherwise, I just like spendingtime with my family.”

WEBSITE: www.face-book.com/ElectDr.JohnCox

• • •

NAME: Joy Hofmeister.PARTY: Republican.AGE: 50.

HOME-TOWN: Tulsa.

FAMILY:Husband, Jer-ry; and fourchildren, Lou,Katy, Liz, andJames.

OCCUPA-TION: Educa-

tor/CEO of Kumon Math &Reading Centers.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’sDegree in Education fromTexas Christian University,and holds teaching certifi-cates in English and Elemen-tary Education. She is earn-ing her Master’s Degree inEducation Administration witha specialty in Education Poli-cy and Law from the Universi-ty of Oklahoma.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Baptist.

HOBBIES: Roadtrips withfamily, landscape photogra-phy.

WEBSITE: www.joy-foroklahoma.com/

LaborCommissioner

NAME: Mike Workman.PARTY:

Democrat.AGE: 64HOME-

TOWN: Tulsa.FAMILY:

Granddaugh-ter, great-grandson.

OCCUPA-TION: Marketing and publicrelations.

EDUCATION: Bachelorsand masters in University ofNorth Texas.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:United Methodist.

HOBBIES: Music, historybuff, dog walking.

WEBSITE: http://Work-man4Labor.com and Face-book.com/oklabor.

• • •NAME: Mark Costello, In-

cumbent.PARTY:

RepublicanAGE: Not

available.HOME-

TOWN: Ed-mond.

FAMILY:Married for 28years to

Cathy; five children.OCCUPATION: Labor

Commissioner/business own-er.

Johnson

Lankford

Everett

Mullin

Douthitt

Fallin

Willis

Lamb

Cummings

Dorman

Prawdzienski

Cox

18 River Valley Church 8229 Highway 10, Tahlequah19 Crescent Valley Baptist Church 25641 S. Crescent Valley, Tahlequah

16 Peggs Community Center 11050 E. Hickory Ave., Peggs17 Crescent Valley Baptist Church 25641 S. Crescent Valley, Tahlequah

14 Lost City Community Building 13251 N. Lost City Road, Hulbert15 Norwood Baptist Church 20980 Hwy. 80, Hulbert

12 Lowrey Vol. Fire Dept. 9775 82 A Hwy., Tahlequah13 Briggs School 17210 S. 569 Road, Tahlequah

10 Keys Community Building 19083 E. 840 Road, Park Hill11 Shady Grove School 11042 W. Shady Grove Road, Hulbert

8 Scenic Rivers Building 15971 Highway 10, Tahlequah9 Cookson Methodist Church 32021 Highway 82, Cookson

6 Keys Community Building 19083 E. 840 Road, Park Hill7 First United Methodist Church 301 W. Delaware St., Tahlequah

4 First United Methodist Church 301 W. Delaware St., Tahlequah5 Armory Municipal Center 100 N. Water Ave., Tahlequah

2 Calvary Assembly of God 1005 E. First, Tahlequah3 Go Ye Village (Richardson Hall) 1201 W. Fourth St., Tahlequah

1 St. Brigid Catholic Church 807 Crafton St., Tahlequah

Cherokee County polling placesPolling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the election.

Precinct Polling place Address

204 Twin Oaks Baptist Church 70076 S. 330 Road, Wagoner 205 Flat Rock Fire Station 31842 E. 670 Road, Chouteau

202 Cedar Ridge Christian Church 14085 S. 296th E. Ave., Coweta 203 First Assembly of God 1998 W. Hwy 51, Wagoner

109 Sunnyside Church 8091 S. 305th E. Ave., Broken Arrow 201 Living Stone Teaching Church 28288 E. 141st St. S., Coweta

107 B.A. Police & Fire Training Center 4205 E. Omaha, Broken Arrow 108 Oak Grove Church 6102 S. 273rd E. Ave., Broken Arrow

105 Oak Grove Fire Department 395 S. 273rd E. Ave., Catoosa 106 County Line Baptist Church 4575 S. 193rd E. Ave., Broken Arrow

102 Oak Grove Fire Department 395 S. 273rd E. Ave., Catoosa103 Glen Eagles Clubhouse 20239 E. 41st Place S., Broken Arrow

101 Rolling Hills Community Center 20 S. 200th E. Ave., Tulsa

Wagoner County polling placesPolling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the election.

Precinct Polling place Address

Hofmeister

Workman

Costello

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Meet the candidates

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EDUCATION: University ofKansas.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Christian.

WEBSITE: www.face-book.com/Mark-CostelloforOklahoma

Oklahoma Senate,District 8

NAME: Selina Jayne-Dor-nan.

AGE: Notavailable.

HOME-TOWN: Eu-faula.

FAMILY:Husband, JimDornan; astepson, step-

daughter and three grandchil-dren.

OCCUPATION: Mayor ofEufaula.

EDUCATION: Eastern Ok-lahoma State College; Okla-homa State University.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Christian.

HOBBIES: Gardening,singing with her husband, andtheater.

• • •NAME: Roger Thompson.

AGE: 57.HOME-

TOWN:Okemah.

FAMILY:Wife, Pamela;a son, RogerLynn Thomp-son II; adaughter, Kay

Thompson; and two grand-sons.

OCCUPATION: Newspaperowner and publisher.

EDUCATION: PrestonRoad School of Preaching;Southwest Bible College andSeminary, master’s and doc-torate degrees.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Church of Christ.

HOBBIES: Antiques.

Oklahoma Senate,District 18

NAME: Kim David, Incum-bent.

PARTY:Republican.

AGE: 53.HOME-

TOWN:Porter.

FAMILY:Dan, hus-band; Jamie

David, daughter; Tyler David,

son.OCCUPATION: District 18

senator and small businessowner.

EDUCATION: Bachelor ofscience from Oklahoma StateUniversity.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:United Methodist.

HOBBIES: Cowboy actionshooting, golf.

WEBSITE: www.face-book.com/senatorkimdavid

• • •NAME: Charles R. Arnall.PARTY: Democrat.AGE: Not available.

HOME-TOWN: Tahle-quah.

FAMILY:Wife of 43years, Sherry;three grownchildren; fivegrandchildren.

OCCUPA-TION: Semi-retired middleschool principal still workingas a full time substituteschool teacher.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’sdegree in elementary educa-tion and a master’s degree insecondary education.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Not available.

HOBBIES: Not available.WEBSITE: Not available.

Oklahoma Houseof Representatives,District 12

NAME: David Tackett.PARTY:

Republican.AGE: 38.HOME-

TOWN: Bro-ken Arrow.

FAMILY:Wife, Allison;two sons, J.D.and Cooper.

OCCUPA-TION: Marketing consultant.

EDUCATION: Union HighSchool, 1994; University ofCentral Oklahoma, 1999,bachelor’s of arts; Northeast-ern State University, 2009,master’s degree in businessadministration.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Assembly of God.

HOBBIES: Hunting andplaying sports with my boys.

WEBSITE: www.davidtack-ett.com/

• • •NAME: Wade Rousselot.OFFICE SOUGHT: Okla-

homa House of Representa-tives, District 12.

AGE: 55.HOMETOWN: Okay.FAMILY: Wife, Margie, and

a daughter, Lelia.OCCUPATION: Rancher.

EDUCA-TION: OkayHigh School,1977; North-eastern Okla-homa A&M,1979; Okla-homa StateUniversity,1981, bache-

lor’s degree in Animal Sci-ence.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Christian.

HOBBIES: Reading histo-ry, spending time with myfamily, working cattle.

WEBSITE: Not available.

OklahomaRepresentative,District 14

NAME: Jack A. Reavis.PARTY: Democrat.AGE: 57.

HOME-TOWN:Muskogee.

FAMILY:Wife, Lora;four daugh-ters, AshleyCouch andhusband Joe,Bayly Wright

and husband Steven, MaryahReavis, Madison Reavis; fivegrandchildren.

OCCUPATION: Publicschool teacher for 19 years,Muskogee High School.

EDUCATION: Bachelor ofArts in Social Studies fromNortheastern State University;Master of Arts in AmericanStudies from NortheasternState University.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Attend LifeChurch Muskogee.

HOBBIES: Writing poetry,writing and playing music,singing, reading and eatingmy mother-in-law's chickenand dumplings.

WEBSITE: www.jackreav-is.com/

• • •NAME: George Faught.PARTY: Republican.

AGE: 52.HOME-

TOWN:Muskogee.

FAMILY:Wife, Becky;three children:Tyler (marriedto Rachelle),Jamison (mar-

ried to Kristen) and Savannah(attending College of theOzarks in Branson, Mo.)

OCCUPATION: Owner/op-erater Clean Pro, a carpetcleaning and disaster restora-

tion business in Muskogee forthe past 27 years.

EDUCATION: Graduatedfrom Muskogee High Schoolin 1980; graduated fromBryan Institute in 1987;earned various certificationsthrough industry continuingeducation courses.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Tulsa Bible Church.

HOBBIES: Not available.WEBSITE: www.george-

faught.net/

District JudgeDistrict 15, Office 4

NAME: James WaltersAGE: 45.

HOME-TOWN:Muskogee na-tive; lives inFort Gibson.

FAMILY:Wife,ReTonya;Sons, Reltonand Jaxon.

OCCUPATION: Attorney.EDUCATION: Bachelor in

political science from North-eastern State University; jurisdoctorate from University ofTulsa College of Law.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Fort Gibson Church of Christ.

HOBBIES: Reading, snowskiing, golf, spending timewith family.

WEBSITE: Facebook.• • •

NAME: Tom Alford.AGE: 64.

HOME-TOWN:Muskogee.

FAMILY:Children,Louisa, ateacher, andTad, a lawyer.

OCCUPA-TION: Associ-

ate district judge, 19 years; dis-trict judge, 10 years.

EDUCATION: MuskogeeCentral High School; Bachelorof business administrationfrom the University of Okla-homa; University of Oklahomalaw school.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Grace Episcopal Church.

HOBBIES: Painting, floatingBaron Fork, turkey hunting,birding.

WEBSITE: Facebook.

Muskogee CountyCommissioner,District 1

NAME: Terry “Speck” Plun-kett.

AGE: 57.

HOMETOWN: Keefeton.FAMILY: Wife, Janice; a

daughter, Mayelynn Kirk; andtwo grandchildren.

OCCUPA-TION: Busi-ness ownerand Keefetonfire chief.

EDUCA-TION: WarnerHigh Schooland ConnorsState College.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Freewill Baptist Church,Keefeton.

HOBBIES: Hunting andspending time with grandchil-dren.

WEBSITE: Facebook.• • •

NAME: Ken Doke.PARTY: Republican.AGE: 38.

HOME-TOWN:Muskogee.

FAMILY:Wife, JodiDoke; Chil-dren, KajeAllen, KensliFaith, andJenlee Hope.

OCCUPATION: Small busi-ness owner and vice presi-dent of Business Develop-ment for Arvest Bank.

EDUCATION: Bachelors inBusiness Administration.

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:Christian, New Hope Assem-bly of God.

HOBBIES: Sports, hunting,fishing, and spending timewith family.

WEBSITE:www.votedoke.com orwww.facebook.com/votedoke

Judicial retention,OklahomaSupreme Court

NAME: John F. Reif.DISTRICT: 1.APPOINTED: 2007.EDUCATION: Cascia Hall of

Tulsa, 1969; University of Tul-sa, Bachelor’s, 1973; Universi-ty of Tulsa, Juris Doctor, 1977

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Spe-cial district judge for the Four-teenth Judicial District,1981–1984; Judge for the Ok-lahoma Court of Civil Appeals,1984–2002; Court’s vice chiefjudge, 1993 and 2001; Chiefjudge, 1994 and 2002.

• • •NAME: Tom Colbert.DISTRICT: No. 6.APPOINTED: 2004.EDUCATION: Graduated

from Sapulpa High School;associate’s degree from East-ern Oklahoma State College,1970; Bachelor of Science de-gree from Kentucky State Uni-versity, 1973; Master of Edu-cation degree from EasternKentucky University, 1976; Ju-ris doctorate from the Univer-sity of Oklahoma in 1982.

JUDICIAL SERVICE: InMarch of 2000, Justice Col-bert became the first African-American appointed to theOklahoma Court of Civil Ap-peals. He served as chiefjudge of that Court in 2004.

• • •NAME: Joseph M. Watt.DISTRICT: No. 9.APPOINTED: 1992.EDUCATION: Graduated

from Austin (Texas) HighSchool in 1965. He receivedhis Bachelor of Arts Degree inHistory/Government fromTexas Tech University in 1969;and his Doctor of Jurispru-dence Degree from the Univer-sity of Texas Law School in1972.

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Ap-pointed Special District Judgefor Jackson County in 1985;elected associate district judgein 1986. He served in that ca-pacity until January 1991,when he was asked to serveas Governor’s General Coun-sel. Served as vice-chief jus-tice in 2001 and 2002; electedto serve as chief justice in2003, 2004, and 2005. Watt

served the Oklahoma JudicialConference as vice presidentfor two years, president-elect,and during 1996 as president.

Judicial retention,Court of CriminalAppeals

NAME: Gary L. Lumpkin.DISTRICT: District 3.APPOINTED: 1989.EDUCATION: Graduated

from Weatherford HighSchool in 1964; attendedNorthwestern State College,Alva, 1964-65; graduatedfrom Southwestern State Col-lege, Weatherford, with aBachelor of Science BusinessAdministration degree in1968; received his Juris Doc-torate from the University OfOklahoma School Of Law in1974.

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Judi-cial District No. 3, vice-presid-ing judge 1991-1992; 1999-2000; 2005-2006; Presidingjudge 1993-1994; 2001-2002;2007-2008. Associate districtjudge, Marshall County, 1982-1985, and district judge, 20thJudicial District, Division II,1985-1989.

Judicial retention,Court of CivilAppeals

NAME: Jerry L. Goodman.DISTRICT: 1.OFFICE: 1.APPOINTED: ß1994.EDUCATION: Bachelor’s

degree from University of Tul-sa, 1961; juris doctorate,Georgetown University,1964.

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Notavailable.

• • •NAME: Jane P. Wiseman.DISTRICT: 1.OFFICE: 2.APPOINTED: March 2005.EDUCATION: Bachelor of

Arts, Cornell University; Mas-ter of Arts in American history,University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill; and a jurisdoctorate from University ofTulsa.

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Spe-cial judge in Tulsa County.Gov. George Nigh appointedher a district judge in 1981when she was assigned tothe family relations divisionand then to the civil division.

• • •NAME: Deborah B. Barnes.DISTRICT: 2.OFFICE: 1. APPOINTED: 2008.EDUCATION: Bachelor’s

degree from University of Ok-lahoma and a juris doctoratewith distinction from the Okla-homa City University School ofLaw where she graduated firstin her class.

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Elect-ed chief judge for 2014.

• • •NAME: W. Keith Rapp.DISTRICT: 2.OFFICE: 2.APPOINTED: 1984.EDUCATION: Bachelor’s

degree from Southwest Mis-souri University, a juris doctor-ate from University of Tulsaand a master of law degreefrom the University of Virginia.

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Mu-nicipal judge in Bixby; an al-ternative municipal judge forthe City of Tulsa, and as dis-trict court judge; elected asjudge to the Oklahoma Courtof Civil Appeals in 1984,where he has served as vicechief and chief judge.

• • •NAME: Brian Jack Goree.DISTRICT: 6.OFFICE: 2.APPOINTED: By Gov.

Mary Fallin in 2012.EDUCATION: Bachelor’s

degree in chemistry from Uni-versity of Oklahoma, 1986; ju-ris doctorate University of Tul-sa, 1989

JUDICIAL SERVICE: Notavailable.

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Jayne-Dornan

Thompson

Arnall

Tackett

Walters

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Reavis

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