Last month’s runner up in a special state Senate election is running for a vacant House seat.
"We are here saying, 'You, me, the power of we — still standing for right,'" said Regina Goodwin at her campaign announcement today. "And we've got to run. And we, again, are going to leave it up to the people, and we're going to see what the people have to say as it relates to Tulsa, Okla., and District 73."
Goodwin lost by 302 votes to then-Rep. Kevin Matthews and is now among six candidates for his former office. Goodwin is encouraging young voters to get involved.
"You got a job, yeah? Well, what do you get paid when you go to work? Did you know legislation affects how you're paid?" Goodwin said. "So, you can't get away from politics. You can't say you're going to take a pass and leave it to your parents."
Goodwin laid out her platform during her campaign announcement.
"We are dismal when it comes to our economic return," Goodwin said. "District 73 has some dismal numbers as it relates to education."
On the state level, Goodwin said she’ll push for Oklahoma to accept Medicaid expansion and fight against changes to open records laws.
The other candidates are Jennettie Marshall, Joe Williams, Jonathan Townsend, Jeanetta Williams and Norris Minor. All the candidates so far are Democrats.
If no Republican or Independent files, a winner-take-all primary will be July 14.
