David Hill (Oklahoma)

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

David Hill

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 30, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Oklahoma State University

Personal

Birthplace

Brunswick, Ga.

Religion

Catholic

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Twitter

Campaign Instagram

Campaign YouTube

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

David Hill (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.

Hill completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

As of the 2020 primary, Hill owned MAR-K, a manufacturer of antique automobile and truck parts.

Elections

2020

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Stephanie Bice defeated incumbent Kendra Horn in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice (R)	52.1	158,191
		Kendra Horn (D)	47.9	145,658

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 303,849
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Stephanie Bice defeated Terry Neese in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on August 25, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice	52.9	27,402
		Terry Neese	47.1	24,369

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,771
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Kendra Horn defeated Tom Guild in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn	85.7	60,168
		Tom Guild	14.3	10,050

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,218
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terry Neese	36.5	24,828
✔		Stephanie Bice	25.4	17,292
		David Hill	19.0	12,922
		Janet Barresi	10.0	6,799
		Jake Merrick	2.6	1,736
		Michael Ballard	2.5	1,691
		Miles Rahimi	1.4	967
		Shelli Landon	1.3	912
	Submit photo	Charles Tuffy Pringle	1.3	908

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,055
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Belcher (R)
• Oakley Jacob (R)
• David Greene (R)
• Merideth VanSant (R)

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

David Hill completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hill's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Expand all | Collapse all

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a father, a successful businessman, and a conservative outsider who has never held public office. I started turning wrenches at 16, fixing and rebuilding classic cars. Now I own and operate MAR-K, the nation's leading manufacturer of over 6,000 component parts for classic automobiles and trucks. Before acquiring MAR-K, I spent 28 years in the education, energy, manufacturing, and technology industries, including at Logic Energy Solutions, Petrosmith, and Kimray Inc. I live in Edmond, Oklahoma with my wife of 26 years, Shannon. I have six wonderful children, including three strong, independent daughters and three selfless sons who all serve in the Army. I am an avid runner and I co-founded the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. My wife and I also founded Providence Hall Classical Christian School (now The Academy of Classical Christian Studies). My family and I are members of Christ the King Catholic Church in Oklahoma City.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Congress is broken. Nancy Pelosi and the career politicians in Washington have taken us down the wrong path. They want socialized medicine, open borders, higher taxes, bigger government, and a complete elimination of our First and Second Amendment rights. They have launched a "Green New Deal" that threatens to shut down our energy industry and tank our entire economy.
• Washington politicians have made harassment, investigation, and impeachment of President Trump their top priority, ignoring American families struggling with sky-rocketing healthcare costs, facing an opioid epidemic that ravages our communities, and suffocating regulations that weigh down our economy, costing us jobs. It's bad for Oklahoma, it's bad for America, and it's time to say enough is enough.
• I won't go along to get along. I am not a career politician. I'm a fixer, a tough negotiator, and a leader who will fight to fix Congress. I'll answer to Oklahomans, and I'll put an end to Nancy Pelosi's crazy liberal experiment.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a manufacturer, I am passionate about rebuilding American manufacturing and creating good paying jobs for America's middle class.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to the men and women who serve in the U.S. Military. It is a hard life full of sacrifice. It is hard on relationships and family. Many suffer injuries and some lay down their life for their country. All three of my sons have chosen this path and I admire them greatly.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty. Courage. Compassion.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I have built my career on assessing problems by listening to those involved and then both finding and implementing innovative solutions. That is exactly what Washington D.C. needs today.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

In 1972, Atari released the Pong video game. Shortly thereafter, my dad and some technicians at his work made us one. It was crude but so much fun. I didn't realize it at the time, but that seems like the birth of a new era in technology.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was mowing lawns. I talked my dad into letting me use the family mower and edger and I pushed them around our neighborhood and mowed lawns. At that time, mowing and trimming a lawn was 5-20 dollars depending on the size of the yard. Eventually, I expanded the business outside the neighborhood and mowed some commercial properties as well. I even hired friends to help when it got to the point where it was more than I could do. I did this for several years along with several other jobs that I took on. It was great work and an amazing experience. This probably started a journey of loving to fix things as I had to maintain and repair the old mower and edger that I used for the business.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Holy Bible - throughout my life, I regularly return to it and find incredible wisdom and insight into daily problems.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No. In fact, we have too many "experienced" politicians in Washington who spend more time worrying about their careers than their constituents.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I support term limits. Too many politicians go to Washington and become beholden to special interests rather than honoring the voters who elected them. Term limits would force career politicians out of office, and level the playing field, so we can bring fresh ideas and new perspectives to our nation's entrenched problems.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

See also

2020 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. President U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

Coronavirus Weekly Updates Documenting America's Path to Recovery The Heart of the Primaries The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

• Search Google News for this topic

Footnotes

[show]

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)