Liz George for House District 42

   I'm not in the habit of endorsing candidates for state office just because a candidate belongs to a specific party, but because a candidate believes in supporting specific causes. As a nation and state, problems often arise because many often vote "straight party" down the line of candidates. In Oklahoma, voters are split about 50% democrat and 50% republican with much smaller percentages of libertarian and independent (maybe 1%). Public school teachers in Oklahoma approximately reflect the 50-50 split among registered voters as (D) or (R). If all teachers vote straight party this fall, many will vote for the anti-teacher candidate in any particular race. But that's not going to happen, as several corporate anti-teacher candidates have been exposed... and many pro-public school candidates are running to take their place. These public school and teacher advocate candidates are republican and democrat, conservative and liberal.
   In 2016, I ran for the House District 42 seat as a conservative republican (I registered republican in 1978, switched to democrat in 1995, switched back to republican in 2015, then switched to Independent in 2017, so technically, I refer to myself as a conservative independent republicrat.) I've always considered myself conservative because I believe in preserving our traditional social institutions (public schools)and our Constitution. I also believe the government should be frugal with taxpayer dollars, only spending on services for everyone.
   I'm a registered Independent, but am endorsing Liz George (D) for House District 42 (Garvin and McClain County). I know that Liz is a conservative (not corporate) public school, teacher, and student advocate - and will protect our conservative and progressive values. She will help provide additional funding for our public school students without raising taxes by stemming the outflow of taxpayer dollars to out-of-state private and corporate education firms.
   A fundraiser for Liz George, candidate for House District 42, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 31 from 6 to 8PM at Winter Creek Golf Course Clubhouse Drive - which is west of Blanchard. Good legislative candidates such as Liz do not depend on out-of-state corporate contributions in order to protect our traditional public schools and other public services. She only depends on those she hopes to protect - the citizens of Garvin and McClain County and all Oklahoma citizens. We need all traditional public school advocates' support if we're gonna win this thing.