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The first filing period for candidate seeking office in 2023 was from December 5th to the 7th. Except for a special election for Oklahoma County Clerk, candidates were filing for local municipal and school board elections.
OKCMAR is excited for another opportunity to help elect candidates who support objectives we believe will help improve the quality of our communities and schools. While close to a hundred candidates filed for office in OKCMAR's jurisdiction, which includes the counties of Oklahoma, Canadian and part of Blaine, we will be only screening candidates with opponents.
Those candidates are as follows:
Kit Fairchild
Councilman, Ward 1 - City of Warr Acres
James Von Thaer
Councilman, Ward 1 - City of Warr Acres
Curtis L. Yerby
Councilman, Ward 1 - City of Warr Acres
Richard Cacini
Councilmember At Large - City of Yukon
Tim Peters
Councilmember At Large - City of Yukon
Jeff V. Wootton
Councilmember At Large - City of Yukon
Beth Blankenship
Councilmember, Ward 3 - City of Bethany
Kathy Larsen
Councilmember, Ward 3 - City of Bethany
Alexander Deshazo
Councilmember, Ward 2 - City of Oklahoma City
Weston Storey
Councilmember, Ward 2 - City of Oklahoma City
Audra Beasley
Councilmember, Ward 5 - City of Oklahoma City
Matt Hinkle
Councilmember, Ward 5 - City of Oklahoma City
Thuan Hieu Nguyen
Councilmember, Ward 5 - City of Oklahoma City
Jeff Owen
Councilmember, Ward 5 - City of Oklahoma City
Marek Cornett
Councilmember, Ward 6 - City of Oklahoma City
JoBeth Hamon
Councilmember, Ward 6 - City of Oklahoma City
Mark Stonecipher
Councilmember, Ward 8 - City of Oklahoma City
Frank Urbanic
Councilmember, Ward 8 - City of Oklahoma City
Amy Warne
Councilmember, Ward 8 - City of Oklahoma City
Gloria Banister
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
Jonathan Clour
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
Sean Cummings
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
Tiffany Ellis
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
Tom Guild
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
B.C. Phillips
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
Derrick Scobey
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
Maressa Treat
County Clerk - Oklahoma County
As we get closer to the elections, OKCMAR will provide information about the candidates and who we think best represent the future interests of REALTORS® and our communities. To help ascertain the candidates' position on key issues, OKCMAR has sent a questionnaire and will follow up with interviews. We will keep you updated as February 7th approaches!
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