Tom Atkinson

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Tom Atkinson

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 28, 2016

Contact

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Tom Atkinson was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Oklahoma. Atkinson was defeated by incumbent Jim Bridenstine in the Republican primary.

Elections

2016

See also: Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Jim Bridenstine (R) defeated David Matthew Hullum (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bridenstine defeated Evelyn Rogers and Tom Atkinson in the Republican primary on June 28, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Bridenstine Incumbent	100%
Total Votes				0
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Bridenstine Incumbent	80.8%	50,595
Tom Atkinson	16%	10,056
Evelyn Rogers	3.2%	2,004
Total Votes		62,655
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Atkinson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	The Economy: My top priority in Congress will be to bring quality jobs back to Oklahoma. The US has the most complex tax system in the world. The code needs to be simplified and rates must be lowered. As a business owner and job creator, I will lead the fight to fix the corporate tax code once and for all. Every year Congress talks about this and never does anything. The Second Amendment: As an Air Force Veteran and a Lifetime Member of the NRA, I believe our Second Amendment rights are an absolute guaranteed by the Constitution. I will oppose any and all efforts to restrict the rights of the people to keep and bear arms. Period. Education: Education decisions belong in the hands of parents, not bureaucrats in Washington. As a Congressman, I will fight to get the federal government out of our classrooms and empower the state and local school boards. I also pledge my strong support of our homeschool community and will defend the rights of parents to educate their own children as they see fit. National Security: The world is a dangerous place and the Obama Administration has placed us in peril. Radical Islamic terrorists like ISIS must be fought both militarily and economically. We must use every tool at our disposal to protect our citizens. Additionally, we must cut off the supply of oil that is funding ISIS and that starts with energy independence at home. Right To Life: I am 100% pro-life and believe that we must protect the lives of the innocent, including those who cannot speak for themselves. I will fight to defund Planned Parenthood. We have made this point and we must stay the course.	”
—Tom Atkinson's campaign website, http://tomatkinsonforcongress.com/

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
• Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District

External links

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• Campaign website
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Footnotes

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Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

James Lankford (R)

Markwayne Mullin (R)

Representatives

District 1

Kevin Hern (R)

District 2

Josh Brecheen (R)

District 3

Frank Lucas (R)

District 4

Tom Cole (R)

District 5

Stephanie Bice (R)

Republican Party (7)