Candidates from three state House districts and a Senate district in the Lawton area answered questions on a wide range of policy issues during this video-recorded public forum on Tuesday night:

The forum, held at Cameron University, was presented by Oklahoma Watch in collaboration with nonprofit organization Together Oklahoma.

Participating candidates were John Michael Montgomery, Republican, and Jacobi Crowley, Democrat, running in Senate District 32; Larry Bush, Democrat, and Daniel Pae, Republican, running in House District 62; Trey Caldwell, Republican, running against Joan Gabelmann, Democrat, in HD 63; and Ashley McCarter, Democrat, and Randy Pilon, independent, running in HD 64 against Republican Rande Worthen.

Together Oklahoma is a grassroots education and advocacy coalition of citizens working together to connect Oklahoma values to state budget priorities. Oklahoma Watch is a nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative journalism on a wide variety of issues facing Oklahoma.


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