Erin Brewer
Erin Brewer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 47. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
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Biography
Erin Brewer was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She graduated from Putnam City West High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 1998 and earned a graduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2000. Her career experience includes working as a business owner and working for local nonprofits. Brewer has been affiliated with the Oklahoma Parent Legislative Advocacy Coalition, Southwest Regional Education Lab, City Care, and Skyline Church[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oklahoma State Senate District 47
Kelly Hines defeated Erin Brewer in the general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 47 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Hines (R) | 52.9 | 20,952 |
 | Erin Brewer (D)  | 47.1 | 18,621 | |
| Total votes: 39,573 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Senate District 47
Kelly Hines defeated Jenny Schmitt in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Senate District 47 on August 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Hines | 60.3 | 3,336 |
 | Jenny Schmitt | 39.7 | 2,195 | |
| Total votes: 5,531 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Erin Brewer advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 47.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 47
Kelly Hines and Jenny Schmitt advanced to a runoff. They defeated Aaron Curry in the Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 47 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Hines | 37.5 | 1,889 |
| ✔ | | Jenny Schmitt | 31.4 | 1,579 |
| Aaron Curry | 31.1 | 1,568 | ||
| Total votes: 5,036 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brewer in this election.
Pledges
Brewer signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Erin Brewer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brewer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Brewer is well known for her fierce advocacy on behalf of students and families. She serves on the Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest Governing Board, on the National Association of School Crisis Responders Board and was the founder of Deer Creek’s Parent Legislative Advocacy Coalition.
She also brings experience in the nonprofit and business sectors. After a decade in nonprofit work, Brewer and her husband opened RedPin Bowling Lounge in Bricktown. As general manager, she recruited men and women transitioning out of the criminal justice system as employees. In addition, Brewer has served as board president for Camp Fire Heart of Oklahoma, on City Care’s capital campaign committee and in volunteer roles at many nonprofit organizations. The family attends Skyline Church.
Brewer is committed to bridging political divides and working across the aisle to find common sense solutions to the issues we face.- Extreme partisanship is harming our state. Typical politicians aren’t listening, and they haven’t gotten us where we need to be. Brewer believes politics should be different. She believes in honesty, listening and service – not just scheming to get re-elected.
The last few years, she’s spent a lot of time as an advocate at the state Capitol urging politicians to fund our schools and support our families. Instead, political infighting and corruption have wasted tax dollars and missed economic growth opportunities.
Most issues transcend party lines, such as improving education, growing our economy, and improving healthcare. Brewer is ready work together to find common sense solutions that do the most good. - As a small business owner, Brewer understands that family businesses are vital to our communities. To be successful, companies need healthy, skilled employees. And, families need good-paying jobs to achieve financial stability and insulate them from rising inflation. The strength of our economy is directly tied to our quality of life. The investments our state makes in great public schools and universities, accessible healthcare, reliable infrastructure, and affordable housing allow our businesses to grow while attracting new corporate ventures. Brewer will support our Oklahoma-based businesses in energy, tech, healthcare, payroll, manufacturing, and more, ensuring they have the workforce and infrastructure to grow.
- Brewer is a champion for public education. Public education is foundational to our democracy. Every student deserves an excellent neighborhood school with caring classroom teachers as promised in our state's constitution. The mass exodus of teachers from the classroom is our public schools’ greatest challenge. Dangerous politicians like Ryan Walter are harming our schools and our students. Brewer is prepared to hold him accountable for his mismanagement and division while shoring up the teacher pipeline to best serve our students.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2024
