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FORT GIBSON, Okla. (AP) - Republican candidate Markwayne Mullin is hoping to go against history to win Oklahoma's 2nd District congressional seat in November.
The heavily Democratic district has only elected one Republican congressman since the 1920s.
Mullin, who owns a plumbing business, is facing Democratic former prosecutor Rob Wallace. Mullin has painted himself as a Washington outsider who supports limited government. Wallace has also appealed to working-class voters, saying that he relates to families who are barely making ends meet.
The 2nd District takes in suburban areas east of Tulsa and portions of the Ouachita Mountains. It has grown increasingly conservative in the past decade, enough so that President Barack Obama failed to win any county in the district in the 2008 election.
Independent Michael Fulks also will be on the November ballot.
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Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
