Scott Brockman
Scott Brockman was a 2014 Independent candidate for District 46 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Brockman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "If elected, education will be a top priority, and I will work to empower teachers, administrators and children to work for what is best for all involved. I think there has been a disturbing trend over the past several years to denigrate teachers as failures, dismiss administrators as overpaid do-nothings, and to tell our kids how dumb they are. This is no way to run a successful education system, and we must immediately change this mindset if we want to start seeing results."
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "More feasibly, we need to reexamine our public transportation to ensure that our disabled and elderly have efficient and viable ways of traveling within our cities and our state. Ultimately, our state government should work with local governments and private industry to develop a plan for improving our infrastructure to meet 21st century needs, and we must plan ahead rather than constantly be behind."
Minimum Wage
- Excerpt: "I don't want to hurt businesses or increase the price of products we all purchase, so I would need to look at how a minimum wage bill would be crafted and how much the increase would be. I think there is something reasonable that we can do to strike a balance between helping those whose wages no longer cut it in today's world and not crippling our small businesses. We should work together to find a result that both sides can live with."
Poverty and Low-Income Oklahomans
- Excerpt: "As a Government and as people, we need to love these brothers and sisters and care about their well-being. If we do that, then we can find common sense solutions that strike a balance between assistance, but not dependency."
Mental Illness
- Excerpt: "As your Legislator, I will work on legislation to ensure that DMHSAS is adequately funded and to craft ways to work with local and community groups working with those who need help. As a government, we must reach out to local groups to see what they need and how the Government can help them achieve their goals."
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. Incumbent Scott Martin was unopposed in the Republican primary. Scott Brockman ran as an Independent candidate. Martin defeated Brockman in the general election.[2][3][4]
Recent news
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See also
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma State Legislature
- Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 46
External links
- Official campaign website
- Scott Brockman on Facebook
- Scott Brockman on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014"
Footnotes
- ↑ For the People 46, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results Statewide Primary Election — June 24, 2014," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official General Election Results, Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races — November 4, 2014," accessed November 5, 2014