When I started this race, I thought I knew what hard work looked like. I've served in the Army. I've stood next to clients in courtrooms as a public defender. But nothing prepared me for this last year and a half on the road across Oklahoma's Fourth District. I am certain that sentiment is felt by the incredible...

When we discuss modern immigration policy, we often ignore or omit its history. Let’s look back, examine the past, and see if we can better understand the present. Any true discussion on the history of U.S. immigration must start with slavery. The United States’ first policy was to enshrine forced migration into the...

When Congress votes, our lives change. Often, the changes are small and go unnoticed. Lately, however, federal policy has reached down to affect nearly every American. Rising prices, another war, more tax breaks for the wealthy, and fewer services. Congress can both create and solve these problems. I advocate for...

We hear it all the time: “Campaigning is expensive.” While that is a true statement, there is very rarely a follow-up to this statement to show why and how it is expensive to campaign for public office. Let’s dive into the realities and numbers involved. As of last reporting, 9/30/2026, I have raised $92,440.25 to...

Oil. One of the world’s most critical resources. Oil produces gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, plastic, nylon, asphalt, and so much more. The world consumes roughly 37.5 billion barrels of oil per year. This oil market has become so globalized that all oil is priced on the global market and not priced based upon local...

Operation Epic Fury began on February 28. Today marks day 206. No declaration of war. No authorization to use military force. No vote of the United States Congress sent Americans into this fight. Seven months in, the President says the whole thing will “get settled right after the election.” After the election. Not...

The American people are being fleeced. This did not happen by accident. It happened by choice, in a clear sequence, by an administration that promised to lower costs and instead raised them. Here is the part they would rather you not sit with for too long: the same government that built this mess has the power to...

Water. Land. Electricity. The modern world requires these. Humans require water to survive; farmers and ranchers need it for agriculture; and industry uses it to produce goods and value. Each of these water consumers also needs land for different purposes. Electricity keeps the lights on, ensures watering occurs on...

As of July, the Federal Reserve says ground beef now averages $6.89 a pound, up 57% over the past five years. Inflation data shows that beef prices have risen much faster than those of other foods. Ground beef prices rose 9% in July from a year ago, while beef steaks rose 9.6%. Higher beef prices are good for U.S....

I worked as a Public Defender, and I want to tell you about a hallway. Every courthouse in Oklahoma has one. It is the hallway outside the courtroom where protective orders get heard. You learn to recognize the women who are sitting in it. They arrive early and sit facing the door. Often, they have a folder...

We are robbing our children and our grandchildren of their future. Forty Trillion Dollars. As of this week, the United States now owes more than $40 Trillion. With a capital "T." Before we begin analyzing this number, let's start with scale. Our first example for scale is time: 1,000,000 (million) minutes = 1 year,...

One year ago today, on August 16, 2025, we launched this campaign in Wayne, Oklahoma, with a simple belief. A belief that Oklahomans deserve a representative who will meet them where they are. This journey did not start in a consultant’s office; it began at my kitchen table and has evolved from a kitchen-table...

August is a month marked by many milestones. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famed "I Have a Dream" speech, President Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal, the Social Security Act passed Congress, and women were granted the right to vote with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment. August is a...

Tom Cole has a war chest. We have people. Tom Cole has billionaire friends. We have grassroots donors. When Tom Cole took office in 2003, his estimated net worth was $2 million. From there, Cole’s net worth grew to an estimated $3 million in 2008, and is approximately $9 million today. Since taking office, Cole has...

Data centers. They are owned by the richest people in the world. There are no rules, and Americans are footing the bill. This Administration makes promises about the air we breathe, the water we drink, noise, and light pollution. They make promises with absolutely no idea how hard the impact will be on communities....

Choosing Between Forever Wars and Our Future We need to talk about the escalating war with Iran. In June, Congress passed a measure directing the president to end the use of armed forces in Iran, yet the United States continues to spend billions of our taxpayer dollars on a war of choice, on a war no one wants....

Just days after millions across the nation gathered to celebrate 250 years, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was on his way to work when he was stopped by immigration agents who were not wearing body cameras. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a hard-working family man who called the United States his home for the past 35 years, was...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Our forefathers wrote those words when they declared...

Well, my friends, tomorrow is the day. The day thousands of Oklahomans choose their democratic nominee. June 16 also marks 10 months since we kicked off this campaign. We’ve been organizing since August and have visited voters in 11 counties, from Oklahoma City to Norman to Chickasha, Lawton, Pauls Valley, Ada,...

My friends, I am not just an attorney. I am a son. I am a father. I am a husband. I am a public defender, and I spend my days ensuring that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is a reality for everyone. I am a proud graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where I spent years reading laws and legal...