Jim Priest
Jim Priest is a partner and attorney for an Oklahoma City-based private law firm. On November 18, 2009, he announced his candidacy for the statewide office of attorney general, the seat vacated by Democrat Drew Edmondson, who ran for governor, in the 2010 election.[1] Nearly a full year later, however, Priest lost in the general election on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 to former State Senator Scott Pruitt after receiving nearly thirty-five percent of the vote.
Education
- Bachelor's degree, Houghton College (1977) in history and speech
- Juris Doctorate degree, Syracuse University Law School (1980) (Magna Cum Laude)
Professional experience
Immediately after receiving his law degree, Priest worked as an attorney (and later served as a director) at the Oklahoma City-based private firm of McKinney & Stringer. Remaining there for twenty-four years, he chose to focus on employment law and civil rights litigation in addition to general civil litigation. It also during his time there that he helped found and then lead the employment services division of the firm, acting as both an attorney as well as a supervisor. In 2005, Priest joined another Oklahoma City-based law practice, Whitten, Burrage, Priest, Fulmer, Anderson & Eisel, where he focused on employment law and civil rights litigation.
Elections
2010
- See also: Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2010
- 2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary
- Jim Priest ran unopposed in this contest
On November 2, 2010, Scott Pruitt won election to the office of Oklahoma Attorney General. He defeated Jim Priest (D) in the general election.
| Oklahoma Attorney General, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Scott Pruitt |
65.1% | 666,407 | |
| Democratic | Jim Priest | 34.9% | 357,162 | |
| Total Votes | 1,023,569 | |||
| Election results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Contact information
Campaign Address:
Jim Priest for Attorney General
P.O. Box 3265
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3265
Phone: (405) 226-2086
E-mail: info@jimpriest.com
See also
External links
- Jim Priest's Facebook profile
- Jim Priest's Twitter account
- Project Vote Smart - Jim Priest biography
- Jimpriest.com 2010 Campaign website
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from October 27, 2010.
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