Oklahoma Resource Guide
Sam Adams State Resource Guides are designed to help citizens get involved in their home state.
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Background
From its inception in 1907, Oklahoma politics heavily favored Democrats. In fact, Democrats had near absolute control of the state for the first half of the twentieth century, but since the 1950s and 60s, a bipartisan split has evolved. The split is such that most state officers and representatives have been Democrats, and most Congressional delegates have been Republican. Additionally, from the 1968 election onward, Oklahoma has always voted for the Republican presidential nominee.
Today, Oklahoma is the most bipartisan it has even been, but much of the state’s necessary reforms may not come from the parties, but from the people.
Issues
Education
One of the major planks of Gov. Henry’s re-election campaign in 2006 was to rally on education. Oklahomans want their children to attend good schools and have greater opportunities in life. Many believe there is a need for a more educated workforce, therefore education reform has been a top priority demanded of the government.
Taxes
Oklahomans are rarely tax increase proponents; more often, they call for repeals of various unnecessary taxes the state has imposed. In the 2006 election, there was an attempted ballot measure to let the citizens vote on a Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR), which would have allowed taxpayers to vote on increased state spending.
Action Groups
Oklahoma Property Taxpayers' Association
http://tax-abuse.com/
Rogers' County Property Owners Association
http://members.aol.com/taxabuse/index.html
Americans for Prosperity Oklahoma
http://www.americansforprosperity.org/index.php?state=ok
Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform
http://okvoterchoice.org/
Oklahoma Tax Action Group
http://www.oktag.org/
Citizens for an Alternative Tax System
6528 East 101 St. # D-1 3304
Tulsa, OK 74133
Phone - (918) 694-1870
Fax - (918) 299-4752
Oklahoma for Tax Reform
PO Box 700255
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Think Tank
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
www.ocpathink.org
Blogs
Oklahoma Opinions
http://www.oklahomaopinion.blogspot.com/
Cam Edwards
http://www.camedwards.com/
Tailgate Politics
http://tailgatepolitics.blogspot.com/
Bubbaworld dot net
http://bubbaworld.net/
Resources
Oklahoma State Government – Online
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/sginfo/ok.htm
Oklahoma Public Meetings Search
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/meetings/meetings.asp
Oklahoma School Report Cards
http://www.schoolreportcard.org/
Oklahoma State Department of Education - Publications
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/home/home01_test.html?http://www.sde.state.ok.us/publ/district_db/default.html!
Oklahoma Foundation Databook
http://www.foundationdatabook.com/Pages/ok/ok1.html
Oklahoma Census Data
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40000.html
Oklahoma Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/
Oklahoma Local Government
http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-ok.htm
Political News
Oklahoma Political News Service
http://www.okpns.com/
