John,

Today is Election Day. 

There are three different Special Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives today. 

Voters in HD 71 in Tulsa, HD 74 in Owasso, and HD 97 in OKC all have fierce Democratic candidates that you can send to the State Capitol to build a better Oklahoma!

You can check and see if you live in these districts or if there's another local special election occurring near you by checking for a sample ballot on the Voter Portal.

And the HD 97 race in Oklahoma city has two strong Democratic candidates as well!

I hope you will check to see if there is a local election happening near you. We know that in Oklahoma, once folks have a Democratic elected official, voters retain those Democrats.

And if you are looking for ways to stay engaged, mobilized, and to beat back Trump's authoritarianism after these Special Elections -- I expect you'll get a lot out of the Fight Back Panel. 

With a Special Address by Congressman Al Green, and a panelist full of fighters and advocates in the trenches of beating back Trumpism, we'll break down the best ways to take the fight to Trump and his billionaire pals.

I know that the news is impossible to keep up with and that it seems like everything is collapsing at once.

The stakes are undoubtedly high. 

But I also know that the Administration pivots to new crises to hide their failures. You might have missed it, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States after the White House said he would never return.

He's been charged with a variety of crimes, but now he'll be tried in a court of law instead of whisked away to a foreign prison. 

Democrats recognized that the Administration's ability to disappear this man and to defy court orders was a threat to the rights of every single person in the country. And we kept the pressure up.

Your voice, your standing in community is how we can beat Trump's rightwing authoritarianism.

I thank you for your partnership in this fight.

With Defiance

Lauren Craig

Interim Executive Director

Oklahoma Democratic Party

We are Democratic strong, powered by grassroots efforts and activists of this Great State. Our mission is to fight for Oklahoma’s most vulnerable communities, protect working families and ensure that we live up to the promises of the Oklahoma dream.