The Okmulgee Republicans monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 10, will feature more candidates.

Senator Roger Thompson is running for reelection in Senate District 8. District 8 covers Okmulgee and McIntosh counties, and parts of Okfuskee and Muskogee counties.

Representative Scott Fetgatter is running for reelection in House District

16. District 16 covers parts of Muskogee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and Wagoner counties.

Aaron Meyers, candidate for District 1 County Commissioner, which covers much of the north end of Okmulgee County and a part of Okmulgee, and Ed Johnson, candidate for County Assessor, are also confirmed speakers.

If you are a registered Republican, or are interested in voting Republican in the 2018 election cycle, you are welcome to attend this meeting.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the OSUIT Student Union conference room. OSUIT is located at 1801 E. 4th Street in Okmulgee.

The monthly business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the same location. The business meeting is for registered Republicans wishing to get more involved in the local group.

Below are the candidate bios:

Senator Roger Thompson

Sen. Roger Thompson was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in November, 2014. He represents Senate District 8, which is comprised of Okmulgee and McIntosh counties, and parts of Okfuskee and Muskogee counties.

In 1983, Senator Thompson graduated from Preston Road School of Preaching and later attended Southwestern Bible College and Seminary where he received his Masters in Theology in 1999 and his Doctorate of Theology in 2001.

Sen. Thompson is President of the News Leader Company, Inc., which owns and publishes the Okemah News Leader. His wife, Pamela Thompson, owns Pamela’s Flowers and the Okemah Office Supply. He is currently President of Okemah Community Improvement Association (CIA) and serves as Economic Development Consultant for Businesses and Municipalities.

Sen. Thompson was a non-lawyer member of the Professional Responsibility Commission of the Oklahoma Bar Association from 1992-1994. He also served on the Okfuskee County Election Board and the Okfuskee County Excise Board. Senator Thompson is past President of the Okemah Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, past President of the Okemah Lion Club and past President of Rock Creek Youth Camp in Norman, Oklahoma. He served as President of the Board and CEO for Good News International Foundation where he was recognized for partnering with the Secretary of Religion and Science in Ukraine, while operating a publishing and benevolent outreach in Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union. During this same time, he served as an advisory member of Global Christian University.

Sen. Thompson and his wife Pamela were married in 1976 and are the parents of two children. They are members of New Beginnings Church.

Committee Membership

Appropriations

Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance - Chair

Appropriations Subcommittee on Select Agencies

Education

Public Safety

Rules

Vice-Chair, Senate Republican Caucus

Other Organizations:

- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Education Committee, May 2015 - 2018

- Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Education Committee, Feb. 2016 - 2018

- NCSL Committee Task Force on State & Local Taxation, Dec. 2016

- Streamlined Multi-Sales and Use Tax Agreement Governing Board, April 2017

- Council of State Governments (CSG), Fiscal & Economic Development Committee, April 2017

- NCSL, Budgets and Revenue Committee, Oct. 2017

- SLC Executive Committee of the CSG, June 2018

- SLC Fiscal Affairs & Government Operations Committee, June 2018

Representative Scott Fetgatter

Scott moved to Okmulgee at the age of 4, when his father bought the local IGA grocery store. He spent many years sacking groceries and learning the importance of hard work and community service.

After graduating high school as a "Bulldog", class of 1987, he married the love of his life Kim Ballenger, a fourth generation Okmulgee native. He then decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served his country honorably. Scott and Kim have now been married 28 years and have two grown children and three grandchildren.

In addition to being elected as Representative for House District 16 in 2016, Scott owns and operates a residential and commercial construction firm, Big Pappa Construction. He's personally experienced the ups and downs of the economy, like so many other Oklahoman's, and as a small businessman, he has experienced first-hand the burdens the government places on small businesses that stifle growth and productivity. Scott's business experience fueled his desire to help Oklahoma develop and diversify its economy. He understands that jobs and the economy are the keys to lifting Oklahoma, and especially rural

Oklahoma, higher. And a strong economy is the key to providing future generations of rural Oklahomans abundant, high paying job opportunities.

Scott's hard work in this area earned him the Oklahoma Professional Economic Development Council 2017 Small Business Advocate of the Year award.

As a freshman legislator Scott didn't sit back, but fought for a seat at the table to fix the problems that matter to Green County. As a strong advocate

for education, he supported additional funding for education and higher teach pay. As vice chairman of the House Wildlife Committee, he worked

diligently to preserve the rights of Oklahomans to hunt and fish. He also helped pass mandatory performance audits, as well as, line item budgeting for

major state agencies to ensure taxpayer money is being spent wisely. Additionally, he passed sensible legislation that has helped make the Aerospace

industry the number two industry in Oklahoma, and he fought hard to get money set aside in a special fund to help Oklahoma attract more businesses to

better develop and diversify the economy.

Scott's hard work and sensible ideas have earned him a place of leadership among his peers and has given District 16 a strong voice in legislation.

Scott looks forward to continuing to lead the fight for better jobs and more economic stability for Oklahoma - and especially for the area most dear to his heart – District 16.

Logan Phillips – Candidate for Representative for District 24

Logan Phillips is a republican candidate running for House of Representatives in District 24, to bring a renewed focus on education and small business development through community service and public engagement.

After graduating high school from Berryhill in West Tulsa, Logan Phillips served in the US Army National Guard for six years as an Infantryman and Combat Engineer. During this time he was also pursuing his bachelor degree from Oklahoma State University, earning a degree in Business, Information Technology, and Vocational Education.

Since completing his undergraduate degree, Logan Phillips has worked in Oklahoma as an educator, for Meridian Technology Center, Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa Boys Home, and now as an assistant professor at Tulsa Community College.

Logan Phillips currently lives in Mounds, Oklahoma on his ranch Fancy Acres, with his wife Johnna where they raise Hereford cattle and turkeys. It is the goal of Logan Phillips as a State Representative, to inspire and empower the people of our district and create a government that is working for a better future for each individual. And to be a representative that can put aside his own desires and force the will of the people onto the government and not the will of the government onto the people.

Education

Associates of Business Management Tulsa Community College

Bachelors of Science, Business and Information Technology Education Oklahoma State University

Masters of Education, Teaching Learning and Leadership Oklahoma State University Tulsa

Masters Certificate, Curriculum Development Oklahoma State University Tulsa

Profession

US Army National Guard, Infantryman/CombatEngineer/Signal Support System Specialist

Tulsa Community College, Business and Information Technology Professor

Tulsa Boys Home, Teacher

RESSA Foundation, Executive Director

Organizations

National Rifle Association

Oklahoma Cattleman’s Association

Tulsa Young Professionals

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

RESSA Foundation

TCC President Leadership Council

Redfork Masonic Lodge

Honors

Site teacher of the year (Tulsa Boys Home) 2012, and 2013

District Teacher of the Year Finalist 2012