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In 1883, America ended the political spoils system. Now MAGA politicians Trump and Rep. Kevin Hern are working to reinstall it.
I'm running for Congress in Oklahoma's 1st District to stop Trump and Hern from succeeding. For 23 years, I served as an FBI Special Agent pursuing justice for crime victims. I followed the evidence and investigated without fear or favor because I couldn't be fired for political reasons. My opponent will change that.
The 41,383 federal employees in Oklahoma are not our enemy. They're our neighbors, our friends, our family. They're public servants doing their jobs to protect us, heal us, educate us, and more. But Trump is vowing to reinstate Schedule F and reclassify thousands of federal workers as at-will employees who could be fired without cause. Trump is planning to fire 50,000 federal employees and replace them with his MAGA followers. In fact, they're taking applications now. It's authoritarian and it's wrong.
MAGA Rep. Hern and his Republican Study Committee (RSC) budget take it even further. Hern supports reinstating Schedule F and political patronage, but he also wants to cut federal workers' pay and benefits. That includes cutting pay raises, reducing paid leave, and increasing retirement contributions. It goes deeper - Hern will reduce or eliminate retirees' cost of living adjustments and eliminate the Federal Employment Retirement System for new hires.
Federal employees staff our VA hospitals, our law enforcement offices, and our military bases. Our campaign fully supports them, their families, and their efforts to earn fair wages and benefits. They should be able to do their jobs without fear of being fired because they don't support MAGA dogma.
Our campaign strongly opposes Hern's hardcore MAGA RSC budget. That's why we support the Preventing a Patronage System Act passed by Democrats in the House while Hern voted against it. This Act will make sure employees can't be fired for political reasons. I'll work to enact it into law.
I'm running for Congress because I want America moving forward and the first step is protecting what we have - like the Civil Service Act that made it unlawful to fire or demote employees for political reasons. Together, we can stop one of America's top MAGA politicians, Kevin Hern, from destroying the fundamental laws that support democracy.
Change is Coming - Your support will help close the MAGA chapter in Oklahoma. With your donation we will open a new chapter where public servants can do their jobs without fear or favor.
Let's make our Country better.
Dennis Baker
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