David Tackett
David Tackett was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 12 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Tackett's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Abortion
- Excerpt: "David Tackett is 100% Pro-Life, period."
2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "David Tackett is a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and will continue to fight for your right to keep and bear arms."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "David Tackett is the only candidate committed to lowering the State Income Tax. David is a strong believer that taxes should be low and fair."
Education
- Excerpt: "David Tackett is a strong believer in local control of our schools. Parents and teachers are the ones who should decide how best to educate our children. He is a strong opponent of Common Core and will fight to improve the quality of our public schools."
Illegal Immigration
- Excerpt: "Oklahoma has been put on the front lines in the illegal immigration fight. David Tackett will fight for legislation that strengthens the right of our state to refuse the transportation or housing of illegal immigrants by the federal government."
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 Wade Rousselot was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while David Tackett was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rousselot defeated Tackett in the general election.[2][3][4]
2012
Tackett ran in the 2012 election for Oklahoma House District 12. Tackett ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26 and was defeated by incumbent Wade Rousselot in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7][8]
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma State Legislature
- Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 12
External links
- Official campaign website
- David Tackett on Facebook
- David Tackett on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ David Tackett campaign website, "On the Issues," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results Statewide Primary Election — June 24, 2014," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official General Election Results, Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races — November 4, 2014," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2012," April 13, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Primary Election Results— June 26, 2012," July 6, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Runoff Primary Election Results— August 28, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "General Election Results— November 6, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014