Oklahoma Lawmakers are Steering Clear of State ‘Politics’ When It Comes to the Gubernatorial Race

“I think we’ve got a lot of good candidates, but I don’t tend to be involved,” Rep. Tom Cole told NOTUS. “I’ve got my own race to worry about.”

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With at least five declared candidates jumping into Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial primary — and more likely to announce — public support for anyone in the flooded field from the state’s congressional delegation is hard to find.

Only one U.S. lawmaker from the state has endorsed so far, and none of the other members who NOTUS spoke with are planning to weigh in.

“I used to play Oklahoma politics,” Rep. Tom Cole, who is not endorsing, told NOTUS. “I think we’ve got a lot of good candidates, but I don’t tend to be involved. I’ve got my own race to worry about.”