Oklahoma City – After nearly four years as Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor, former state Representative Leslie Osborn faces a primary challenge from a current member of the Legislature, state Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy.
A third candidate, Robert Swinton, has sought the office before but was unsuccessful.
With a steady approach to advertising and promotion of her tenure, Osborn has many advantages against her GOP opponents.
At the start of the campaign season, after filing for political offices was completed, Osborn prevailed in a challenge to Roberts’ use of “The Patriot” as part of the name he wanted for his place on the ballot.
In a petition to the State Election Board, as reported in The Oklahoma City Sentinel, she pointed out "that Roberts has appeared on the ballot in seven successive elections as Kevin Sean Roberts or Sean Roberts." An AP story noted the board ruled "that term-limited state Rep. Sean Roberts can still run for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner, but he can't refer to himself by that nickname on the ballot."
In a recent newspaper advertisement, Commissioner Osborn said she was “working for solutions to workforce shortage and excessive regulations to diversify and grow the Oklahoma economy.”
She has support from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the public employees association, the state cattlemen’s association, the Oklahoma Building Trades Council, Tulsa FirePAC and the Oklahoma City Firefighters IAFF-Local 157.
Early this year, Osborn gave a...
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