A coalition of Oklahoma Republicans launched the state’s first freedom caucus on Tuesday, making it the 12th state where conservatives have created such a group.
“It is our job to make sure that no one who has been given the direction to represent ‘We the People’ ever use that power or money to run over or erode the freedom of the people who consented to be governed,” GOP Sen. Shane Jett said during a press conference held in front of the state capitol.
According to Jett, who will serve as chairman of the group, the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus (OKFC) will work to ensure conservative priorities aren’t falling through the cracks in Oklahoma’s Republican-controlled legislature. Operating as part of the State Freedom Caucus Network (SFCN), the coalition’s main mission is to focus on getting Oklahoma taxpayers “more of their money back, getting [a] better bang for their buck, and making sure that government serves them and doesn’t rule over them.”
Conservatives are “tired of woke values being shoved down our throats, even in a red state. They’re tired of Republican establishment politicians who campaign like they’re Tom Coburn, but govern like they’re Mitt Romney, ” GOP Sen. Dusty Deevers, vice chair of OKFC, said.
The SFCN was launched in December 2021 to ensure state GOP lawmakers are fulfilling the legislative interests of their voters.
Despite Republicans controlling 23 state trifectas, an in-depth analysis published by The Daily Wire in April 2023 revealed that many so-called “red states” are run by GOP-dominated legislatures
