I recently travelled to Salt Lake City to attend the annual American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting. ALEC is a nonpartisan organization that connects state legislators from across the co...

Sometimes it takes growing older to realize what is best for you or me, and that it is ok to do what is best for oneself. I believe there are types of people in this world - the givers and the takers....

A planned postal rate increase by the United State Postal Service to offset projected losses has stoked opposition from publishers and mailers, as well as members of Congress. “We believe that the PR...

You can’t spend more than you have without acquiring debt. And eventually, you will have to pay that debt. I believe most people understand this basic principle of fiscal responsibility. Every day, fa...

It’s clear the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns had a devastating effect on those battling drug addiction. According to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were m...

I know education is a top priority for my constituents, and I wanted to share more details about one of the most notable pieces of legislation we passed this session—Senate Bill 229, known as the Redb...

In 52 years of living on this earth I have had many friendships that have been more like family. Though we all are born into a family, have our extended families and even marry into another family, th...

Last weekend, I joined my colleagues in the House Republican Caucus for a visit to Grand Lake. We used this time to discuss federal issues that are impacting us at the state level, including the coron...

There are more than 400,000 young people in foster care across the country. In Oklahoma alone, there are 7,519 children in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, with a need for 898...

The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) Center of Healthy Aging will begin ZOOM classes located on internet free for classes. The classes begin on Thursday, July 29, at 1:30 p.m. and will continu...

I’ve heard from many constituents over the last year who have had difficulty receiving their Real ID or updating their commercial driver’s license. When Real IDs began rolling out in March 2020, there...

This past weekend God graciously gave my spouse and me the opportunity to say “I do” once again and renew our wedding vows before our immediate family and a few close friends. Though this is sometime...

Time and time again, Big Tech giants, like Facebook and Twitter, have demonstrated their willingness to ban and censor users they determine do not align with their progressive ideals. They are on a mi...

I will be working closely with a joint legislative committee that has been appointed to help prioritize the spending of Oklahoma state government’s share of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fun...

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the world from urban areas to rural countrysides created not only a health crisis, but also an economic crisis which has left many people asking, will we survive? Acco...

As we celebrate our country’s Independence Day this Fourth of July which started with the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, I find myself reminiscing about days ...

With the conclusion of the 2021 legislative session, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) moves into the preparatory work for 2022. Many of our major projects occur over the next few month...

On July 3, 1776, John Adams, one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, wrote that he was “well aware of the toil and blood and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this declaration...

Being a writer makes me love to be a reader. Whether I am reading books, newspapers, articles in magazines or even stories that are posted on social media, I love when I am drawn into a story. I beli...

The Obama Administration left behind a crippling web of job-killing regulations that expanded the size and scope of the federal government in every capacity. I ran for Congress because I watched these...