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Lisa Kramer
Lisa Kramer was a member of the Bixby Public Schools school board in Oklahoma, representing Seat 5. Kramer assumed office in 2010. Kramer left office on March 12, 2020.
Kramer was also a 2016 Republican candidate for District 25 of the Oklahoma State Senate. She lost in the Republican primary runoff election on August 23, 2016.[1]
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 Mike Mazzei (R) did not seek re-election.
Joe Newhouse defeated Robert Founds in the Oklahoma State Senate District 25 general election.[2]
Oklahoma State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
73.17% | 28,362 | |
Democratic | Robert Founds | 26.83% | 10,398 | |
Total Votes | 38,760 | |||
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
Robert Founds ran unopposed in the Oklahoma State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Oklahoma State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Lisa Kramer and Joe Newhouse defeated Bob Jack and Craig Murray in the Oklahoma State Senate District 25 Republican primary.[3][4]
Oklahoma State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
34.79% | 3,579 | |
Republican | ![]() |
29.08% | 2,991 | |
Republican | Bob Jack | 21.96% | 2,259 | |
Republican | Craig Murray | 14.17% | 1,458 | |
Total Votes | 10,287 |
Joe Newhouse defeated Lisa Kramer in the Oklahoma State Senate District 25 Republican primary runoff.[5]
Oklahoma State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
56.04% | 3,625 | |
Republican | Lisa Kramer | 43.96% | 2,844 | |
Total Votes | 6,469 |
Campaign themes
2016
Kramer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]
Education
- Excerpt: "Our children deserve to be well prepared for their future. A strong education system is critical to the future of our students and our state. We must return decision making to the local level where the parents and educators are best able to determine the unique needs of the students in that community."
- Excerpt: "Having an effective teacher in every classroom is critical to the success of our state. Other than a child’s parents, a teacher possesses the most opportunity of any adult to impact a child’s life in a positive way. We must find a way to elevate the value placed on our teachers and to promote the profession of teaching."
Fiscal responsibility
- Excerpt: "We must continually look for ways to maximize efficiency and eliminate wasteful spending in our state budget. The upcoming budget shortfall must be addressed before it is felt by every family in Oklahoma. It is our elected leaders’ responsibility to solve these issues before they put their constituents in economic danger."
- Excerpt: "Creating an environment which allows businesses to grow is the best path to job creation. Minimizing bureaucratic regulations will spur economic growth in our private sector as well as improve efficiencies in managing our core services."
Governmental transparency
- Excerpt: "We are a Government by the people. It means our Government is beholden to us, not the other way around."
- Excerpt: "The State Auditor in Oklahoma, the person elected by the people of Oklahoma, needs to have the power to launch an investigative audit. We need more audits, and therefore more information in the hands of the people."
See also
- Oklahoma State Senate
- Oklahoma State Senate District 25
- Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016
- Oklahoma State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Lisa Kramer for Oklahoma on Facebook
- Oklahoma Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results Special Legislative Races," accessed February 6, 2020
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lisa Kramer, "Meet Lisa Kramer," accessed June 23, 2016