Jeff Tallent
Jeff Tallent was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 41 of the Oklahoma State Senate.
Campaign themes
2016
In an interview with Vote411.org, Tallent made the following statements:[1]
State budgets and fiscal policy
- Excerpt: "Generate new stable revenue streams by embracing all elements of Governor Fallin's April budget proposal for FY2017, passing the $1.50 per pack cigarette tax proposal, analyzing all tax credits & incentives for possible elimination, caps or moratoriums, and delaying the implementation of the income tax cut for 12 months."
Education
- Excerpt: "I would propose establishing a task force of parents, educators, legislators, and other citizens to look at the common education program in its totality, including teacher and administrator pay, number of school districts, other possible funding sources, etc."
Incarceration
- Excerpt: "I would fully embrace criminal justice reform, including the allocation of additional funds to the Mental Health & Addiction Services community to offer a variety of specialty court services and other community based treatment options to those offenders whose criminality is linked to mental health or addiction issues."
- Excerpt: "It costs about $2000 a year to provide community based treatment as opposed to about $20,000 a year to keep a person imprisoned, and that figure jumps to nearly $30,000 a year if the imprisoned person has a severe mental illness."
Elections
2016
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate 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 Clark Jolley (R) did not seek re-election.
Adam Pugh defeated Kevin McDonald and Richard Prawdzienski in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 general election.[2]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Adam Pugh |
63.14% | 25,751 | |
| Democratic | Kevin McDonald | 32.40% | 13,215 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Prawdzienski | 4.45% | 1,815 | |
| Total Votes | 40,781 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Kevin McDonald ran unopposed in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kevin McDonald (unopposed) | |
Adam Pugh and Paul Blair defeated Jeff Tallent in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Adam Pugh |
49.88% | 3,424 | |
| Republican | Paul Blair |
45.28% | 3,108 | |
| Republican | Jeff Tallent | 4.84% | 332 | |
| Total Votes | 6,864 | |||
Adam Pugh defeated Paul Blair in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Republican primary runoff.[5]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Adam Pugh |
54.11% | 4,314 | |
| Republican | Paul Blair | 45.89% | 3,658 | |
| Total Votes | 7,972 | |||
Adam Pugh was backed by Oklahoma Parents and Educators for Public Education, a Political Action Committee that also aided in the defeats of two incumbents in the primary election.[6]
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See also
- Oklahoma State Senate
- Oklahoma State Senate District 41
- Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016
- Oklahoma State Legislature
External links
- Jeff Tallent for State Senate on Facebook
- Jeff Tallent for State Senate on Twitter
- Jeff Tallent on LinkedIn
- Oklahoma Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote411.org, "Jeff Tallent," accessed June 24, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, “Official results for runoff primary races — August 23, 2016,” accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ Governing.com, "The Week in Politics: Indiana's tight governor's race, election law rulings and more," accessed August 29, 2016
