Members and friends of the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action
Committee (OCPAC)
++ AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK’S MEETING
++ OKLAHOMA LAWMAKER RANKINGS FOR 2012
++ AL GERHEART, THE DELUSIONAL SPIN DOCTOR
++ AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK’S MEETING
Our 12 noon luncheon for Wednesday, July 11th will be held at
Italiano’s restaurant, 4801 North Lincoln Blvd in OKC. Our meeting
this week will focus on determining the outstanding lawmakers of the
year for both the Senate and House. That will include the outstanding
freshmen and of course the dubious RINO awards for both the House and
Senate. We will have plenty of time for debate and then our members
who are present and have paid their dues by no later than June 27th
will be allowed to vote for those determinations.
++ OKLAHOMA LAWMAKER RANKINGS FOR 2012
Following will be the rankings for the Oklahoma lawmakers which is a
reflection on this year’s session as well as their lifetime average
based on the Oklahoma Constitution Newspaper’s Conservative Index
(this will be the 34 year for the Index). The first list will be
Republican Senator’s rankings for this year’s session. After each name
will be 2 numbers. The first number is this year’s score and the
second number will be their lifetime average. Once the first list is
finished the second list will simply be based on their lifetime
average only. Following the Republican Senate list will be the same
set up for the Democrats in the Senate. Please note, some of the
Democrats may score near or higher than the most liberal Republicans.
Any Republican scoring a 60 or below is nominated for the RINO of the
year award. Once the Senate is finished, the House will be presented.
Republican Senate Rankings for the 2012 legislative session:
1. Anthony Sykes, Moore 100-93
2. Mike Mazzei Bixby 93-70
3. Greg Treat OKC 90-85
4. Gary Stanislawski Tulsa 80-78
5. Ralph Shortey OKC 80-77
6. Rick Brinkley Owasso 80-72
7. Bill Brown Broken Arrow 76-81
8. Patrick Anderson Enid 76-61
9. A.J. Griffin Guthrie 75-75
10. Josh Brecheen Coalgate 73-77
11. Clark Jolley Edmond 73-69
12. Mark Allen Spiro 73-67
13. Kim David Porter 70-75
14. Frank Simpson Ardmore 70-72
15. Dan Newberry Tulsa 70-70
16. Mike Schulz Altus 70-69
17. John Ford Bartlesville 70-64
17. Ron Justice Chickasha 70-64
19. Don Barrington Lawton 70-60
20. Cliff Aldridge Choctaw 66-74
20. Steve Russell OKC 66-74
22. Bryce Marlett Woodward 63-66
23. Brian Bingman Sapulpa 63-61
24. Brian Crain Tulsa 63-60
25. Eddie Fields Wynona 63-57
26. James Halligan Stillwater 63-53
The 6 names below are automatic nominees for this year’s RINO award:
27. Cliff Branan OKC 60-65
27. Jonathan Nichols Norman 60-65
29. Rob Johnson Kingfisher 60-60
30. David Holt OKC 56-58
31. Greg Childers Del City 50-50
32. Harry Coates Seminole 43-45
Now the following list is based ONLY on their lifetime averages.
1. Anthony Sykes Moore 93
2. Gret Treat OKC 85
3. Bill Brown Broken Arrow 81
4. Gary Stanislawski Tulsa 78
5. Josh Brecheen Coalgate 77
5. Ralph Shortey OKC 77
7. Kim David Porter 75
7. A.J. Griffin Guthrie 75
9. Cliff Aldridge Choctaw 74
9. Steve Russell OKC 74
11. Rick Brinkley Owasso 72
11. Frank Simpson Ardmore 72
13. Mike Mazzei Bixby 70
13. Dan Newberry Tulsa 70
15. Clark Jolley Edmond 69
15. Mike Schulz Altus 69
17. Mark Allen Spiro 67
18. Bryce Marlett Woodward 66
19. Cliff Branan OKC 65
19. Jonathan Nichols Norman 65
21. John Ford Bartlesville 64
21. Ron Justice Chickasha 64
23. Patrick Anderson Enid 61
23. Brian Bingman Sapulpa 61
25. Don Barrington Lawton 60
25. Brian Crain Tulsa 60
25. Rob Johnson Kingfisher 60
28. David Holt OKC 58
29. Eddie Fields Wynona 57
30. Jim Halligan Stillwater 53
31. Greg Childers Del City 50
32. Harry Coates Seminole 45
Senate Democrat rankings for the 2012 legislative session:
1. Tom Ivester Sayre 40-41
2. Jerry Ellis Valliant 40-34
3. Earl Garrison Muskogee 40-34
4. Charles Wyrick Fairland 40-25
5. Sean Burrage Claremore 36-33
6. Randy Bass Lawton 36-30
7. Susan Paddack Ada 33-38
8. John Sparks Norman 33-36
9. Charlie Laster Shawnee 26-30
10. Roger Ballenger Okmulgee 20-19
11. Judy McIntyre Tulsa 20-16
12. Tom Adelson Tulsa 19-23
13. Richard Lerblance Hartshorne 10-18
14. Jim Wilson Tahlequah 10-15
15. Al McAffrey OKC 10-11
16. Constance Johnston OKC 0-11
The following list is based ONLY on their lifetime averages
1. Tom Ivester Sayre 41
2. Susan Paddack Ada 38
3. Jerry Ellis Valliant 34
3. Earl Garrison Muskogee 34
5. Sean Burrage Claremore 33
6. Randy Bass Lawton 30
6. Charlie Laster Shawnee 30
8. John Sparks Norman 26
9. Charles Wyrick Fairland 25
10. Tom Adelson Tulsa 23
11. Roger Ballenger Okmulgee 19
12. Richard Lerblance Hartshorne 18
13. Judy McIntyre Tulsa 16
14. Jim Wilson Tahlequah 15
15. Constance Johnson OKC 11
16. Al McAffrey OKC 11
As a point of interest, Democrats Charlie Laster and Tom Adelson both
chose not to run for re-election. The Democrat party failed to field a
candidate in those districts; therefore, whoever wins the Republican
primary run-off races on August 28th will be the new Senator for those
districts and will represent a pick-up of 2 more seats for the
Republican party. In addition, Democrat Senate seats currently or
formerly held by Wyrick, Wilson, Ellis, Lerblance, Garrison, and
Paddack, are all in play. Most likely the seat formerly held by
McIntyre will be safe for the Democrats. What is amazing is that the
Democrats controlled the State Senate from Statehood in 1907 until
they lost control to a slim Republican majority in 2008. Today, the
Republicans have control with a 32 to 16 majority and expect to widen
that majority this November.
Following are the Republican House rankings for the 2012 session.
1. Jason Murphey Guthrie 100-100
2. Sally Kern OKC 100-94
3. Tom Newell Seminole 100-90
4. Charles Key OKC 100-83
5. Elise Hall OKC 100-82
6. Paul Wesselhoft Moore 90-93
7. Dennis Johnson Duncan 90-80
7. Sean Roberts Hominy 90-80
9. David Derby Owasso 90-79
10. Colby Schwartz Yukon 90-78
11. George Faught Muskogee 90-76
12. T.W. Shannon Lawton 90-75
13. Marian Cooksey Edmond 90-74
14. Pam Peterson Tulsa 90-73
15. John Trebilcock Broken Arrow 86-68
16. Randy Terrill Moore 83-80
17. Randy Grau Edmond 83-77
18. Randy McDaniel OKC 83-76
19. Mark McCullough Sapulpa 83-73
20. Tommy Hardin Madill 83-72
21. Gary Banz Midwest City 83-70
22. Fred Jordan Jenks 83-67
23. Dan Kirby Tulsa 83-65
24. Louis Moore Arcadia 80-75
25. Lee Denney Cushing 80-56
26. Josh Cockroft Tecumseh 79-81
27. Mike Ritze Broken Arrow 76-91
28. Mike Christian OKC 76-74
29. Ann Coody Lawton 76-62
30. Mike Reynolds OKC 73-93
31. Dennis Casey Morrison 73-72
32. Corey Holland Marlow 73-91
33. John Bennett Sallisaw 73-65
34. David Brumbaugh Broken Arrow 70-80
35. Todd Russ Cordell 70-72
35. Steve Vaughn Ponca City 70-72
37. Glen Mulready Tulsa 70-70
37. Jason Nelson OKC 70-70
39. Charlie Joyner Midwest City 70-66
40. Scott Martin Norman 70-65
41. Pat Ownbey Ardmore 70-63
42. Todd Thomsen Ada 70-63
43. Don Armes Faxon 70-57
44. Weldon Watson Tulsa 70-56
45. Aaron Stiles Norman 69-71
46. John Enns Enid 66-62
46. Leslie Osburn Mustang 66-62
48. Gus Blackwell Laverne 66-61
49. David Dank OKC 63-67
49. Mike Sanders Kingfisher 63-67
51. Charles Ortega Altus 63-66
52. Steve Martin Bartlesville 63-65
53. Guy Liebmann OKC 63-61
53. Harold Wright Weatherford 63-61
55. Jeff Hickman Fairview 63-58
56. Dale DeWitt Braman 63-56
57. Phil Richardson Minco 63-54
The following 10 lawmakers are nominated for the House RINO for 2012.
58. Jadine Nolan Sand Springs 60-65
59. Kris Steele Shawnee 60-63
60. Earl Sears Bartlesville 60-60
61. Ron Peters Tulsa 60-59
62. Skye McNiel Bristow 59-61
63. Dustin Roberts Durant 60-57
64. Mike Jackson Enid 56-58
65. Lisa Billy Lindsey 56-57
66. Marty Quinn Claremore 53-58
67. Doug Cox Grove 29-43
The following rankings are based ONLY on their lifetime average score.
1. Jason Murphey Guthrie 100
2. Sally Kern OKC 94
3. Mike Reynolds OKC 93
3. Paul Wesselhoft Moore 93
5. Mike Ritze Broken Arrow 91
6. Tom Newell Seminole 90
7. Charles Key OKC 83
8. Elise Hall OKC 82
9. Josh Cockroft Tecumseh 81
10. D. Brumbaugh Broken Arrow 80
11. Dennis Johnson Duncan 80
11. Sean Roberts Hominy 80
11. Randy Terrill Moore 80
14. David Derby Owasso 79
15. Colby Schwartz Yukon 78
16. Randy Grau Edmond 77
17. George Faught Muskogee 76
17. Randy McDaniel OKC 76
19. Lewis Moore Arcadia 75
19. T. W. Shannon Lawton 75
21. Mike Christian OKC 74
21. Marion Cooksey Edmond 74
23. Mark McCullough Sapulpa 73
23. Pam Peterson Tulsa 73
25. Dennis Casey Morrison 72
25. Tommy Hardin Madill 72
25. Todd Russ Cordell 72
25. Steve Vaughn Ponca City 72
29. Corey Holland Marlow 71
29. Aaron Stiles Norman 71
31. Gary Banz MWC 70
31. Glen Mulready Tulsa 70
31. Jason Nelson OKC 70
34. John Trebilcock Broken Arrow 68
35. David Dank OKC 67
35. Fred Jordan Jenks 67
35. Mike Sanders Kingfisher 67
38. Charlie Joyner MWC 66
38. Charles Ortega Altus 66
40. John Bennett Sallisaw 65
40. Dan Kirby Tulsa 65
40. Scott Martin Norman 65
40. Steve Martin Bartlesville 65
40. Jadine Nolan Sand Springs 65
45. Pat Ownbey Ardmore 63
45. Kris Steele Shawnee 63
45. Todd Thomsen Ada 63
48. Ann Coody Lawton 62
48. John Enns Enid 62
48. Leslie Osborne Mustang 62
51. Gus Blackwell Laverne 61
51. Guy Liebmann OKC 61
51. Skye McNiel Bristow 61
51. Harold Wright Weaterford 61
55. Earl Sears Bartlesville 60
56. Ron Peters Tulsa 59
57. Jeff Hickman Fairview 58
57. Mike Jackson Enid 58
57. Marty Quinn Claremore 58
60. Don Armes Faxon 57
60. Lisa Billy Lindsey 57
60. Dustin Roberts Durant 57
63. Lee Denney Cushing 56
63. Dale DeWitt Braman 56
63. Weldon Watson Tulsa 56
66. Phil Richardson Minco 54
67. Doug Cox Grove 43
House Democrat rankings for the 2012 legislative session
1. Wade Rousselot Wagoner 60-35
2. James Lockhart Heavener 56-46
3. R. C. Pruitt Antlers 53-50
4. Eric Procter Tulsa 53-48
5. Ben Sherrer Chouteau 53-42
6. Ed Cannady Porum 53-31
7. Scott Inman OKC 50-44
8. Donnie Condit McAlester 50-42
9. Joe Dorman Rush Springs 50-40
10. Brian Renegar McAlester 49-40
11. Purcy Walker Elk City 46-36
12. Jerry Shoemake Morris 43-35
13. Cory Williams Stillwater 42-29
14. Steve Kouplen Beggs 40-42
15. Curtis McDaniel Smithville 40-40
16. Rebecca Hamilton OKC 40-38
17. Senaca Scott Tulsa 40-29
18. Wes Hillard Sulpher 36-41
19. Danny Morgan Prague 36-32
20. William Fourkiller Stillwell 36-30
21. Mike Brown Fort Gibson 33-44
22. Jerry McPeak Warner 33-33
23. Paul Roan Tishomingo 33-20
24. Jeannie McDaniel Tulsa 33-17
25. Larry Glen Miami 30-34
26. Richard Morrissette OKC 26-43
27. Chuck Hoskins Vanita 26-25
28. Anastasia Pittman OKC 25-20
29. Jabar Shumate Tulsa 20-27
30. Emily Virgin Norman 16-15
31. Mike Shelton OKC 10-21
The following rankings are based ONLY on their lifetime averages.
1. R. C. Pruitt Antlers 50
2. Eric Procter Tulsa 48
3. James Lockhart Heavener 46
4. Mike Brown Fort Gibson 44
4. Scott Inman OKC 44
6. Richard Morrissette OKC 43
7. Donnie Condit McAlester 42
7. Steve Kouplen Beggs 42
7. Ben Sherrer Chouteau 42
10. Wes Hilliard Sulpher 41
11. Joe Dorman Rush Springs 40
11. Curtis McDaniel Smithville 40
11. Brian Rennegar McAlester 40
14. Rebecca Hamilton OKC 38
15. Purcy Walker Elk City 36
16. Wade Rousselot Wagoner 35
16. Jerry Shoemake Morris 35
18. Larry Glenn Miami 34
19. Jerry McPeak Warner 33
20. Danny Morgan Prague 32
21. Ed Cannaday Porum 31
22. William Fourkiller Stilwell 30
23. Senaca Scott Tulsa 29
23. Cory Williams Stillwater 29
25. Jabar Shumate Tulsa 27
26. Chuck Hoskins Vanita 25
27. Mike Shelton OKC 21
28. Anastasia Pittman OKC 20
28. Paul Roan Tishomingo 20
30. Jeannie McDaniel Tulsa 17
31. Emily Virgin Norman 15
++ AL GERHEART, THE DELUSIONAL SPIN DOCTOR
I took the time to open Al’s “Sooner Tea Party” newsletter this week
and became quite amused to see his latest spin on the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
of the Sooner Tea Party. As usual, this delusional spin doctor was
trying to absorb as much credit as possible for his Sooner Tea Party.
He was suggesting a Tulsa World article stated that the Sooner Tea
Party types of lawmakers would occupy a fourth of the House in the
coming session. So, I took the time to read the Tulsa World article
and found it made no reference to the Sooner Tea Party at all.
Now folks, there are tea party organizations all over the state, most
of which are 75 members or less and have developed into local
organizations which meet on a monthly basis. They have varying agendas
and strategies to reach their goals. In my opinion, Al is probably the
only Tea Party leader who likes to envision himself as a state-wide
player, capable of scaling tall buildings, faster than a speeding
bullet, more powerful than a speeding locomotive. Super Al and the
efforts of his Sooner Tea Party were so effective on election day of
June 26th that he saved us from becoming like Cuba on June 27th. Wow,
Al was so important that Michael Turner would not have beat Guy
Liebmann if not for Al and his little newspaper thrown on thousands of
driveways just before the election.
Give me a break, Mike Turner sent Liebmann packing because Mike is a
sharp and energetic young man who worked very hard meeting voters with
fresh ideas as well as having sufficient resources to get his message
out. I talked with Mike a few days before the election and he was
purposely going light in the last few days as he was discerning the
voters had had their fill with campaigning and they were ready to vote
and get the election over with. Mike is fortunate that Al’s paper
didn’t cost him the race. But Al got his name in the big newspapers
and that is what is important to Al, much like my criticism of him
here will be. I believe Al measures his worth to humanity based on how
much attention he is getting, be it positive or negative.
In Al’s newsletter he was so self righteous as to proclaim the Sooner
Tea Party didn’t support the Rally Against Obamacare this past weekend
because it wouldn’t accomplish anything other than allowing some folks
to blow off steam and think they had really done something. By the
way, congratulations to the organizers for a great rally, about 500 in
attendance, many of whom got connected with many of the grass roots
organizations doing the heavy lifting. Also, welcome to the many new
folks on the OCPAC e-mail list.
Me thinks Al has become the kiss of death to most efforts and while I
wasn’t in on the organization for the event, I doubt they made any
effort to include him. His ineffective troublemaker reputation now pre-
cedes him.
I believe it was last year that Al and his Sooner Tea Party tried to
host a rally at the Capitol. It appeared on TV and in a newspaper
picture that about 30 folks turned out, that after the Sooner Tea
Party supposedly spent a thousand dollars on radio advertising and no
telling what on a sound system and other efforts. That flop of a
rally was a giant step toward marginalizing Al and his Sooner Tea
Party.
The final nail in the coffin toward marginalizing Al was June 26th
when the one race in which he had most heavily invested (the Don Armes
race) was a flop. Over the past year and a half or so Al and his
Sooner Tea Party had knocked doors in the district, distributed
information, put up signs, and provided robo calls exposing what a
RINO the local boy Don happened to be, and the outcome of all that
hard work? Armes got something like 79% of the vote. Another race Al
had worked hard in was the OKC seat held by Jason Nelson. Again, over
a lengthy period of time I believe Al worked hard to educate the
voters in Nelson’s district about what a RINO their boy Jason happened
to be. Al got the voters so riled up that Jason didn’t even draw a
primary opponent.
Of course the most harm done to candidates was in the city council
races of a year and a half ago. Even before filing date, Al the media
hound, was in the press again telling about the Sooner Tea Party
candidates. That was so dumb, as it gave the OKC mafia a heads up and
a early start in their efforts to destroy the good reputations of the
men challenging their little fiefdom. We had these 2 men at an OCPAC
meeting several weeks earlier for a fund raiser, but billed the
meeting as having a couple of mystery speakers so as not to alert the
powerful forces in OKC any earlier than possible.
Going forward, may I suggest a piece of wisdom. Don’t get between Al
and a reporter, TV camera or radio microphone as you might get run
over. I have my doubts that Al will ever develop the discipline to
finesse an election and work quietly in the background to help
candidates. His style is more like a bull in a china closet. There is
a time to be out front, but most of the time quietly working in the
background is more valuable. There was a recent editorial in the
Oklahoman referencing Al. Their take in my words was that Al has a
lust for control. I believe they sure got that right and as such it is
a root of many of his problems.
I look forward to seeing everyone this Wednesday
Charlie Meadows
Charlie...@gmail.com
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