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Sally Kern

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Sally Kern
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Prior offices
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 84

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Arlington, 1971

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Profession
Teacher
Contact


Sally R. Kern (b. November 27, 1946) is a former Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 84 from 2004 to 2016.

Kern did not seek re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2016 because she was term-limited.

Biography

Kern earned her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas, Arlington, in 1971. She received her teacher certification in Social Studies from East Texas State University in 1986. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher, a real estate agent, and an invoice clerk.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kern served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kern served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kern served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kern served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016. Incumbent Sally Kern (R) did not seek re-election.

Tammy West defeated Will Hollander in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 84 general election.[2]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tammy West 61.21% 7,372
     Democratic Will Hollander 38.79% 4,672
Total Votes 12,044
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board


Will Hollander defeated Ron Marlett in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 84 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Will Hollander 53.77% 656
     Democratic Ron Marlett 46.23% 564
Total Votes 1,220


Tammy West defeated Donnie Ryan and William Cagle in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 84 Republican primary.[3][4]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tammy West 73.15% 1,613
     Republican Donnie Ryan 15.42% 340
     Republican William Cagle 11.43% 252
Total Votes 2,205

2014

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014. Incumbent Sally Kern was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kern was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kern ran in the 2012 election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 84. Kern defeated Curtis Moore in the June 26 Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10][11]

Oklahoma House of Representatives District 84 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSally Kern Incumbent 72.9% 1,500
Curtis Moore 27.1% 557
Total Votes 2,057

2010

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2010

Kern won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary. She defeated Brittany M. Novotny (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12][13][14][15]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sally Kern (R) 5,717
Brittany M. Novotny (D) 2,958

2008

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Kern won re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[16] $69,490 was raised for this campaign.[17]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png SALLY KERN (R) 7,232
RON MARLETT (D) 5,249

Campaign finance summary


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Sally Kern campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84Won $33,505 N/A**
2012Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84Won $52,292 N/A**
2010Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84Won $89,134 N/A**
2008Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84Won $69,490 N/A**
2006Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84Won $29,920 N/A**
2004Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 84Won $40,535 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the 55th Oklahoma State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 1 through May 27.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to growth and development of the Oklahoma City region.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators were scored based on their voting record on ten bills.


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Sally Kern endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.[18]

Noteworthy events

Views on homosexuality

In 2008, Kern compared homosexuality to terrorism, saying, "I honestly think it's the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam, which I think is a big threat, okay?"[19]

In June 2009, Kern, along with other legislators, civic and religious leaders, announced they would gather at the State Capitol to sign the Oklahoma Citizens Proclamation for Morality. The proclamation criticized gay pride festivals, stating, "Whereas, deeply disturbed that the Office of the president of these United States disregards the biblical admonitions to live clean and pure lives by proclaiming an entire month to an immoral behavior."[19]

Views on income inequality

During a legislative debate in April 2011, Kern stated, "Is this just because they are black that they are in prison, or could it be because they didn't want to work hard in school. I taught school for 20 years and I saw a lot of people of color that didn't want to work as hard. They wanted it given to them."[20] Kern also said the reason that women earn less money is because they "tend to think more about their family, wanting to stay at home more, wanting to be with their family, have more leisure time."[20]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Kern and husband, Steve, have two sons.[1]

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Sally + Kern + Oklahoma + House"

All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Sally Kern," accessed June 4, 2014
  2. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
  4. 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
  5. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014," accessed April 15, 2014
  6. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results Statewide Primary Election — June 24, 2014," accessed July 10, 2014
  7. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official General Election Results, Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races — November 4, 2014," accessed November 5, 2014
  8. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2012," April 13, 2012
  9. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Primary Election Results— June 26, 2012," July 6, 2012
  10. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Runoff Primary Election Results— August 28, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
  11. Oklahoma State Election Board, "General Election Results— November 6, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
  12. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Oklahoma Candidates for State Elective Office 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
  13. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Summary Results Primary Election — July 27, 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
  14. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Summary Results Runoff Primary Election — August 24, 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
  15. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Summary Results General Election — November 2, 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
  16. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Oklahoma House of Representatives official election results for 2008," accessed May 26, 2014
  17. Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 26, 2014
  18. The American Presidency Project, "Press Release - Oklahoma Conservative Legislators Endorse Santorum For President Oklahoma Conservative Legislators Endorse Santorum For President," March 4, 2012
  19. 19.0 19.1 News 9, "Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern's Views on Homosexuality Ignite Controversy Again," June 26, 2009
  20. 20.0 20.1 Daily Mail, "'Black people don't want to work as hard': Republican State Sen. causes outrage with racist and sexist comments," April 29, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
'
Oklahoma House of Representatives - District 84
2004–2016
Succeeded by
Tammy West (R)


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