GOP’s 2020 offensive in Oklahoma Congressional race underway
Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY — The Republican campaign to unseat deep-red Oklahoma’s lone Democrat in Congress is officially underway after a GOP state lawmaker Wednesday jumped into the fray for a seat both parties expect to work fiercely to win in 2020. State Sen. Stephanie Bice said she planned to take back the seat Democrat Kendra Horn won in one of the midterm elections’ biggest upsets. Horn beat two-term Republican Steve Russell for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District, which President Donald Trump won in 2016 and that the GOP had controlled for four decades. “She recognizes that she represents a district that is moderate — it’s not necessarily progressive or conservative,” said Oklahoma Democratic Party chair Anna Langthorn. Ward Curtin, Horn’s campaign spokesman, said he expects the Republican primary to be “fueled by special interests and right-wing activists.” “Congresswoman Horn will continue to focus on commonsense solutions to improve education, protect access to affordable health care, and changing the way Washington works for Oklahomans,” Curtin said.
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