Nick Pokorny

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Nick Pokorny
Image of Nick Pokorny
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 27, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Baylor University, 2013

Graduate

Baylor University, 2022

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Businessman
Contact

Nick Pokorny (Republican Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 53. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on August 27, 2024.

Pokorny completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nick Pokorny earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 2013, a graduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2015, and a graduate degree from Baylor University in 2022. His career experience includes working as a businessman. He has been affiliated with the Cleveland County GOP and the Cleveland County Young Republicans.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2024

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 53

Jason Blair defeated Nick Pokorny in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 53 on August 27, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Blair
Jason Blair
 
62.4
 
1,056
Image of Nick Pokorny
Nick Pokorny Candidate Connection
 
37.6
 
636

Total votes: 1,692
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 53

Jason Blair and Nick Pokorny advanced to a runoff. They defeated Heather Boss and Kathren Stehno in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 53 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Blair
Jason Blair
 
33.2
 
960
Image of Nick Pokorny
Nick Pokorny Candidate Connection
 
32.4
 
936
Image of Heather Boss
Heather Boss Candidate Connection
 
17.4
 
502
Image of Kathren Stehno
Kathren Stehno Candidate Connection
 
17.0
 
491

Total votes: 2,889
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Endorsements

Pokorny received the following endorsements.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Nick Pokorny completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pokorny's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Nick Pokorny is a leader in the sports business - currently serving as Special Programs Manager for collegiate products at Fanatics, a global digital sports platform and the world's largest retailer for licensed sports products. He is an active member of his community where he is in his second term as the Vice-Chairman of the Cleveland County Republican Party. Nick became actively involved following the COVID-19 pandemic where he saw government overreach drive his former company out of business due to lockdowns. One day Nick showed up to a local GOP meeting and saw a lack of young and mid-career professionals present. Realizing that the next generations need to be prepared to step up and serve their community he went right to work recruiting young people to join the conservative cause and showing up to every event possible in order to have fellow young republicans not have his same experience and realize they are welcome in the GOP. Nick is an Oklahoman-by-choice, having grown up in the suburbs of Dallas. He moved to Oklahoma in 2013 when he began graduate school at the University of Oklahoma where he also worked in the Athletics Department. Following graduate school he chose to stay in Oklahoma and began work at Top of the World where he oversaw their Hot Market programs. Nick and his wife Amanda live in the Talavera neighborhood and are active members of their community. They attend LifeChurch and are grounded by their faith in God.
  • Putting Oklahoma on a pathway to a zero percent personal income tax and spurring economic development that will put more money into Oklahoman's pockets.
  • The government isn't meant to provide us with the answers to all of our problems and we need to empower communities and individuals to step up and help build better communities at a local level. We need to cut burdensome regulations and enable people to maximize their God-given potential.
  • Empower competition and innovation in education. The current school choice tax credit system was an important first step but we need to ensure our public school systems have the local control and authority to meet the needs of local communities and students.
Education, Economic Development, and Infrastructure.
An effective leader is first and foremost a good listener - it is the duty of any elected official to represent the people of their district and you cannot do so without first going out into your community and taking the time to listen to people's concerns and ideas.
An elected official should always always be able to answer for their votes - both for or against legislation - and show how their vote was grounded in constitutional principals and the will of the District.
I love to solve complex problems through collaborative processes - especially those where I get to learn about new topics or where I am exposed to unique perspectives I had not encountered before. Our modern society moves at an incredible pace and we need leaders who are able to jump in and quickly adapt and anticipate the issues which will arise at a moment's notice.
Yes, in order to be an effective legislator it is important to build relationships and understand the unique perspectives that other legislators might bring to the table from their life experiences or from the unique features of their district. Most of the time it takes 51 votes to pass a bill off of the House Floor, another 25 to advance off the Senate floor, and 1 signature from the Governor for a bill to become law - so it is impossible to effectively serve without building strong relationships across both chambers.
The Government functions using our hard-earned tax dollars - as a legislator it is my duty to ensure those dollars are being used to the maximum potential and that the people have visibility to that data so that they can hold myself, fellow legislators/officials, and State Agencies in check.

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Campaign finance summary


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Nick Pokorny campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oklahoma House of Representatives District 53Lost primary runoff$41,342 $37,300
Grand total$41,342 $37,300
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 20, 2024


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