Kevin Hern
Republican
U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 1st district since 2018
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Open seat. Held by Alan Armstrong, who is not running.
Open seat: Senator Alan Armstrong, appointed in March 2026 after Markwayne Mullin became Secretary of Homeland Security, is not a candidate.
U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 1st district since 2018
Nurse and military spouse from Ardmore; first run for public office
Libertarian from Norman; ran for the U.S. House in Oklahoma's 3rd district in 2000 and 4th district in 2016
Registered nurse from Nowata; a registered Republican running as an independent
Pharmacist from Tulsa; first run for public office
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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RepublicanKevin Hern
Says he voted for border security funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill and cosponsors the Remain in Mexico Act. Says he wrote the WIRED Act, included in that law, which taxes wire transfers sent out of the country to fund border security.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Supports enforcing immigration laws and says Congress should pass laws to secure the border, streamline deportation and create a process that is constitutional and enforceable.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Says he would vote against ICE funding under current practices and for reclaiming funds already given to it. Supports more judicial resources to clear the immigration backlog and higher immigration quotas.
RepublicanKevin Hern
Opposes abortion. Cosponsors the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and legislation to reverse the Biden-era expansion of access to abortion pills.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports restoring Roe v. Wade in federal law and protecting women from prosecution for miscarriage or pregnancy complications.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Opposes making abortion illegal and says he would advocate for a woman's right to end a pregnancy, while supporting resources to prevent unintended pregnancies.
RepublicanKevin Hern
Says the House passed his PROTECT Our Kids Act, which would bar Education Department funds for schools that host a Confucius Classroom it describes as influenced by the Chinese Communist Party, and cosponsors the Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Says Congress must authorize war and supports strict adherence to the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Supports stopping all U.S. military aid to Israel until its campaign in Gaza ends and restitution begins, and says this should follow a change from the Netanyahu government.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports Medicare for All, protecting Medicaid, keeping rural hospitals open and addressing health care staffing shortages.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Supports health care reform that serves patients, nurses, providers, small businesses and families rather than large corporate systems, and supports health freedom and alternative medical choices.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Supports moving to a Medicare for All system that would fold Medicaid, TRICARE and VA coverage into Medicare.
RepublicanKevin Hern
Supports a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and cites his vote for H.J.Res. 139. Cosponsors the No Budget, No Recess Act and the No Budget, No Pay Act.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Supports fiscal responsibility to reduce federal debt and inflation for younger generations.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
Supports school choice. Says his Education and Workforce Freedom Act, enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill, lets 529 accounts cover K-12 costs at public, private, religious and home schools.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports smaller class sizes, less reliance on standardized testing, free school breakfast and lunch for all students, full funding for special education and higher teacher pay.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
Cosponsors the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote, and a constitutional amendment to set congressional term limits. Says he voted against H.R. 1, the For the People Act.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Supports overturning Citizens United by ending corporate campaign contributions, publicly financing elections and passing a constitutional amendment.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports pilot programs for a 32-hour, full-pay workweek, a right to disconnect from work after hours, paid family and medical leave, and safe staffing ratios for health care workers.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Supports tying the federal minimum wage to the MIT Living Wage Calculator for a single adult, set county by county and updated each year, and says he would vote for any minimum wage increase.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports codifying marriage equality, expanding anti-discrimination protections, protecting transgender youth and their families, and voting access for disabled Americans.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Supports passing the Equal Rights Amendment again, and a 25-year reparations program of health care, housing, food and education benefits for Black Americans and citizens of Native American tribes.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Supports affordable domestic energy, saying energy prices affect groceries, transportation, utilities, jobs and family budgets.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
Supports federal funding to put solar panels on federal buildings and public schools, and says school savings could go to teacher pay.
RepublicanKevin Hern
Says he helped extend President Trump's tax cuts and add new tax cuts for seniors, workers and families, and says he wrote tax cuts for investment in factories and manufacturing that were signed into law.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
Cosponsors the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act and bills to remove National Firearms Act rules and fees on suppressors and short-barreled firearms.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports a living-wage minimum wage, price-gouging protections, investment in affordable housing and emergency housing and utility relief.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports military pay that reflects family costs, revised housing and food allowance calculations, military spouse employment protections and more staff in veterans' health care.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Supports strengthening the Clean Water Act, protecting tribal water sovereignty, holding polluters accountable and investing in rural water systems.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
No published position found.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Opposes building data centers and other large projects in Oklahoma communities without informed local consent.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Supports combating child trafficking and online grooming and strengthening parental rights.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
RepublicanKevin Hern
No published position found.
DemocraticN'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
No published position found.
LibertarianSevier White
No published position found.
IndependentRon Meinhardt
Calls for transparency about who funds political influence and what those interests expect in return.
IndependentCurtis Stinnett
No published position found.
Sevier White hasn’t published positions we could find.