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Oklahoma’s top Democrat officials – including Gov. Brad Henry, Lt. Gov Jari Askins and Attorney General Drew Edmondson – remain on the sidelines in the fight to repeal ObamaCare.  In fact, because of their inaction our Legislature was forced to hire an independent law firm to file suit on behalf of Oklahoma to challenge this bill. Sign our online petition and let them know that is UNACCEPTABLE!

As governor, Mary Fallin will fight policies like ObamaCare that are forced on Oklahoma by an overreaching federal government.  This bill will lead to higher taxes, will eliminate jobs and will undoubtedly lower the quality of care that Oklahomans receive.

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Press Release: Fallin Announces Fundraising Record After Successful “Working Across Oklahoma” Tour

OKLAHOMA CITY – Mary Fallin, Republican candidate for governor, today reported that her fundraising numbers for the first quarter of 2010 came in at approximately $510,000. The number is the most Fallin has ever raised in a quarter and is the most any Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate has raised this election cycle. Her campaign also reported that it now has more than 3,245 individual donors, with 98 percent of donations coming from individuals and 95 percent of all contributions coming from within the state of Oklahoma. The campaign also has donations from all 77 counties.

Campaign Manager Denise Northrup attributed the good numbers to Fallin’s focus on job creation and economic growth, her willingness to get out among the voters and the success of Fallin’s recent “Working Across Oklahoma” tour, a 15 day, 21 county trip across the state. During the tour, Fallin spent a portion of each day doing the jobs of other working Oklahomans, serving as a ranch hand in Guymon, a nurse’s aid in Muskogee and an aerospace technician in Tulsa, among many other stops.

“Voters and potential donors appreciate a candidate who is going to get out of the office and actually listen to their concerns and ideas on how to create more jobs here in the state,” said Northrup. “Mary did that, and I think our fundraising success shows her message is really resonating with Oklahomans. I also think it shows that people really appreciate her dedication and hard work.”

What They’re Saying About the Working Across Oklahoma Tour

“Oklahoma Republican Mary Fallin kicks off gubernatorial campaign,” Oklahoman (3/29/10)

• "Fallin told a crowd estimated at 150 to 200 that if elected governor she would travel across the state to meet with constituents and to promote the state to attract businesses. … Her main focus, she said, will be restoring the state's economy."

“Fallin gets to work on campaign: gubernatorial hopeful launches bid in factories,” Tulsa World (3/31/10)

• "Putting on protective goggles, latex gloves and a plastic apron, U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin went to work Tuesday morning at a NORDAM assembly line in north Tulsa. … Then the Republican gubernatorial hopeful kept at it for nearly 45 minutes, even starting over on a Boeing 747 window after it failed inspection. All without a photographer in sight." 

“Fallin literally works across state,” Lawton Constitution (4/1/10)

• "While in Lawton, Fallin worked at Dr. Ajay Bhargava's office, where she performed a sonogram on a pregnant woman. Then Fallin headed to the Lawton Area Transit System, where she learned to drive a city bus. … Fallin said her tour is a way of connecting with Oklahomans and focusing her campaign on the issue of bringing jobs to the state."

“Fallin says she would focus on jobs,” Muskogee Phoenix (4/1/10)

• "Congresswoman Mary Fallin said Thursday if she is successful in her bid to become Oklahoma’s next governor, she will have a 'laser beam' focus on jobs. … She got involved on a personal level at Muskogee Regional Medical Center on Thursday morning, working as an intake clerk.

“Fallin working across Sooner State,” Duncan Banner (4/9/10)

• "As if her resume wasn’t extensive enough, Congresswomen Mary Fallin (OK-05) launched a whirlwind, 15-day, 21-county tour, where she is literally working her way across Oklahoma. Wednesday, Fallin was in Cox City to try her hand as a pumper for Mack Energy."

“Fallin explores state jobs,” Edmond Sun (4/9/10)

• "Not often does an Oklahoman get a chance to see Congresswoman Mary Fallin walk into a certified public accountant’s office wearing a UPS jumpsuit."

Tax Day

Tax Day is bearing down on us again and serves as another reminder of the need to reform our outdated tax laws.

Going back to my days in the Oklahoma House, I’ve always supported reforms that lessen the tax burden on families and allow them to keep more of their hard-earned money. As a member of Congress, I’ve fought to drastically reduce the capital gains tax, the corporate tax and the estate tax in order to foster a business environment where more and better jobs can be created.

President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and the other liberals in Washington believe they can tax and spend our way to prosperity. But in Oklahoma, we know that’s just not right.

We need to have a tax code that incentivizes the entrepreneurial spirit that made our country into the greatest economy in the world! I promise as governor, I will support tax policy that helps our economy thrive and allows Oklahoma families to keep more of their pay in their pockets.

Working Across Oklahoma tour wraps up in Tulsa

We got started in Norman yesterday, which was the last day of the opening round of the Working Across Oklahoma tour.

I started off giving a speech at a health care providers’ conference. I talked about how the Obama/Pelosi health care bill is not the answer to meaningful reform. We need to introduce free-market reforms, transparency and competition into the system to lower costs, improve outcomes and increase access to affordable and quality health care.

There were health care professionals there who expressed to me concerns about the negative effects of “ObamaCare.” I told them when I’m governor I will lead the charge in overturning this jobs-killing, reckless-spending bill.

After speaking at the conference, we headed to Tulsa where I participated in a GOP gubernatorial candidate forum. There was a great crowd on hand and they received our campaign well. They also really responded to my message that as governor I will focus on creating a pro-business environment in Oklahoma that would lead to more and better jobs and greater economic prosperity for our families.

Then, I moved on to Oral Roberts University where I had the pleasure of speaking with members of the student government association. It’s always great to see young people who are motivated to serve their fellow students through service in student government.

Next, it was on to BlueCross BlueShield where I worked as a health care administrator. I sat in on meetings where the topic of conversation was how to “bend the cost curve” for the insurance carrier in order to reduce medical costs for its customers.

Finally, I ended the day by speaking to the Republican Assembly in Tulsa during one of their regular meetings at a Furr’s in the Farm Shopping Center. Again, our conservative message was well received and I had a good time visiting with folks there.

The 15-day tour is over and I'm headed back to Washington. It was a grueling schedule (I logged 14-hour days most days) but it’s been worth it to get out and talk one-on-one with Oklahomans while working alongside them in their offices, in their fields and on their factory floors.

While there are a number of important issues on the minds of Oklahomans right now, like health care and stopping out-of-control government spending, the issue I kept hearing over and over was that people want our next governor to focus on boosting our economy and creating an environment where more and better jobs are created.

When I kicked-off this tour, I promised my administration would do just that. After 15-days on the road, I promise you my resolve to fight on this issue has only grown stronger.

Today’s job gone to the dogs – Working Across Oklahoma tour

I’ve had a lot of interesting jobs on the Working Across Oklahoma tour. I drove a bus in Lawton. I made sandwiches at a Love’s in Webbers Falls and I drove a feed truck on a cattle ranch in Guymon.

However, I’m sure today’s work stop tops them all in terms of uniqueness. I worked as a vets’ assistant with Rick Reid at his animal clinic in Nowata. Normally, I would be a little nervous when a vet tells me I’m helping him clean the teeth of a dog. However, today I was actually relived to hear that. Originally, I’d been scheduled to help Rick spay a cat but that procedure got canceled! Nevertheless, it was interesting to watch the vet at work on the little dog.

Afterward, Rick and I talked about education. He’s also the president of the local school board and is dedicated to ensuring his students receive the best education possible. As governor, I’ll work to improve the quality of our educational institutions across the board: from grade school to vocational schools to our universities.

Earlier, our day started in Bartlesville in the usual way. We dropped in on several businesses in downtown before heading over to the library for a meet and greet reception with local GOP activists. It was good crowd of conservative activists. The Bartlesville Rotary Club had me as the guest speaker today and we had a good crowd for that meeting as well.

Also, I wanted to tell you about my day on Saturday. We traveled to Newcastle and Pauls Valley for the Working Across Oklahoma tour.

In Newcastle, we had 50-60 people show up for a meet and greet at Kairos Gun and Archery. There were a lot of NRA members in the house and they told me they appreciated my strong support of Second Amendment! The great folks at Kairos provided us all with some delicious barbecue.

In Pauls Valley, I worked the register at Reavis Drug. It was good to visit with the customers shopping at Reavis – which is a huge store with a lot more products than what you’d expect to find in a drug store. They were concerned about the recently passed federal health care bill and what effects it would have on them. I told them about the millions of dollars of unfunded mandates passed on to Oklahoma and about the Medicare program cuts contained in the bill. I also told them of how as governor, I will lead the fight to make sure this job-killing, reckless-spending bill is overturned.

Tomorrow, I’ll be in Tulsa where I’ll work again in the health care industry. It’s my last stop on this leg of the Working Across Oklahoma tour but we’re considering adding more work stops in the weeks ahead as the campaign continues.