Oklahoma Gop Gets Head Start On 2018 Campaigns

By Dale Denwalt Capitol Bureau ddenwalt@oklahoman.comOf the 21 candidates who thus far are registered and can raise money for statewide office next year, only four are Democrats. With less than a year before the primary election, the only Dems who have announced a campaign across Oklahoma are those running for governor. That leaves lieutenant governor, treasurer, attorney general, state auditor, state superintendent, insurance commissioner and corporation commissioner without a Democratic candidate so far. For Kalyn Free, a party regular and attorney in eastern Oklahoma, she's not surprised. “Politics has become such a blood sport, and it's wildly expensive,” said Free, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2004. Since then, she's helped Democratic candidates with legal issues and campaign support. “It takes a tremendous amount of money to run statewide.Read more on NewsOK.com

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