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Scooter Park
Image of Scooter Park
Prior offices
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65
Successor: Toni Hasenbeck

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 26, 2018

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Scooter Park (Republican Party) was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 65. Park assumed office on November 19, 2014. Park left office on November 21, 2018.

Park (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 65. Park lost in the Republican primary on June 26, 2018.

Park was first elected to the chamber in 2014.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oklahoma committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture & Rural Development, Chair
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Wildlife

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Park served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2018

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65

Toni Hasenbeck defeated Brandon Thompson in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Toni Hasenbeck
Toni Hasenbeck (R)
 
58.9
 
5,369
Image of Brandon Thompson
Brandon Thompson (D)
 
41.1
 
3,745

Total votes: 9,114
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65

Brandon Thompson defeated Sonia England in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Thompson
Brandon Thompson
 
65.1
 
2,123
Sonia England
 
34.9
 
1,138

Total votes: 3,261
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65

Toni Hasenbeck defeated incumbent Scooter Park in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Toni Hasenbeck
Toni Hasenbeck
 
51.8
 
1,739
Image of Scooter Park
Scooter Park
 
48.2
 
1,617

Total votes: 3,356
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2016

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives 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 Scooter Park defeated Rick Gilleland in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65 general election.[1]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scooter Park Incumbent 72.65% 8,557
     Democratic Rick Gilleland 27.35% 3,221
Total Votes 11,778
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board


Rick Gilleland ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rick Gilleland  (unopposed)


Incumbent Scooter Park ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65 Republican primary.[2][3]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scooter Park Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014. Toni Hasenbeck was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Scott Hayes and Scooter Park advanced past Renae Sexton and Stephen Mills in the Republican primary. Park defeated Hayes in a runoff election on August 26, 2014. Park defeated Hasenbeck in the general election.[4][5][6]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScooter Park 51.8% 3,908
     Democratic Toni Hasenbeck 48.2% 3,632
Total Votes 7,540
Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Hayes (advanced to runoff) 33.8% 559
Green check mark transparent.pngScooter Park (advanced to runoff) 26.4% 437
Renae Sexton 23.6% 390
Stephen Mills 16.2% 267
Total Votes 1,653
Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65, Run-off Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngScooter Park (advanced to general election) 53.7% 633
Scott Hayes 46.3% 545
Total Votes 1,178

Campaign themes

2014

Park's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]

Education

  • Excerpt: "We've witnessed in the last 6 years an unprecedented intrusion by the federal - and the state - government in our every day lives. And this is nor more true than the attempt by the Obama Administration and Oklahoma City in expanding federal control in education. From mandating testing requirements, additional teacher reviews, and many ways, inserting itself as a barrier between the teachers and the children they care so much about that they invest time, energy, and resources far above the pay level they receive for their effort."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Let us give our children and future generations, an environment that encourages job opportunities for them to earn a competitive salary where they don't have to move far off or out of state to earn a good living. I'll go to the Capitol to cut the red tape and fight for that growth and for Oklahoma jobs for Oklahomans."

Farming and Ranching

  • Excerpt: "The federal government hasn't just over-regulated our lives, they've gone to great lengths to implement new laws, specifically unconstitutional environmental new laws, that threaten big agricultural states like Oklahoma. From EPA suggested regulations concerning farm dust, attempts to restrict kids from helping parents on the farm, DC bureaucrats, who eat the food we produce, have no idea about our rural way of life and how we teach the next generation how to provide as well. I will be a strong voice for our rural way of life."

Rural Fire Departments & Rural Communities

  • Excerpt: "Rural communities long for deserving assistance in their fire departments and emergency medical services. As a volunteer firefighter for a number of years, I can relate to challenges that our departments face and will fight to provide good assistance to our departments throughout the district as needed."

Campaign finance summary


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Scooter Park campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65Lost primary$48,967 N/A**
2016Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65Won $62,825 N/A**
2014Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 65Won $91,130 N/A**
Grand total$202,922 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the 56th Oklahoma State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 5 through May 3.

Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
Legislators were scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to children's interests.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015



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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Joe Dorman (D)
Oklahoma House of Representatives - District 65
2014–2018
Succeeded by
Toni Hasenbeck (R)


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