​  On Tuesday, Sept. 18th, The Tulsa Republican Assembly will celebrate the 5 decades of Steve Byas' leadership in Oklahoma's conservative advocacy.
​  In the 1970s, Steve Byas stepped up when   Oklahoma's conservative movement needed help.
  Despite losing a legislative race in a heavily Democrat district, Steve & some other defeated candidates decided that Frosty Troy needed to be responded to.
  The young men started a magazine designed to "set Frosty straight".
  As a professional educator and community leader, Byas and his associates decided that our legislators were getting a free pass by the commercial media while they inched our conservative state further & further to the left.

  We're honored to have Dr. Mike Ritze as our keynote speaker. He is a great statesman, dedicated Doctor, devoted father & husband, and advocate for liberty & life.
  Rep. Ritze has been an instrumental proponent of so many conservative causes in Oklahoma politics. His many years in the political realm bring so many stories to share. 
  Ritze is known for his passion, independence, and love of country. Many have sought his council in matters of liberty and government for more than 3 decades of involvement in Oklahoma politics.
   Dr. Ritze has been a practicing physician in Broken Arrow for most of his adult life, except when he volunteered to serve in the armed forces as a medical officer.

  Last night's OKRA Endorsing Convention was a huge success for the Republican Assemblies.  Our delegates sifted through 94 Republican primary races in just 70 minutes.  
  Several candidates and their assigned surrogates did manage to stop by and greet the delegates over dinner.   We decided to do an 'open mic' for about 15 minutes, prior to 'gavelling in'.
​ We endorsed 62 candidates, all of whom secured between 67% and 100% of the votes in the convention hall.
  In eight races there were many appealing candidates to choose from.  Here are the straw poll results.

  The Oklahoma Republican Assemblies(OKRA) Endorsed 62 Republican Candidates tonight, at their biennial Endorsing Convention,  in Tulsa.  This event is held prior to the State primary elections every 2 years. This year the Tulsa Area Republican Assemblies hosted the convention and entertained motions to endorse in 94  Republican primaries and issued endorsements in 62 of those races. 
  The threshold for endorsement is attaining at least 2/3 of the votes cast in a vote of the convention delegates. Anything less than that 67% is not an official endorsement of the convention according to the bylaws of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies.
  Here are the 62 Republican Candidates who are officially endorsed by the Oklahoma Republican Assemblies, at the 2018 Endorsement Convention.
 The straw poll results of other races will be published shortly

  As the Tulsa Republican Assembly prepares for the Tuesday night endorsing Convention, we want to make our members aware of the  important decisions we will be making.
  We will weigh in on Our Statewide races, Congressional primaries, and the 100+ legislative races. 
  Our member will decide (by majority vote) which races we believe we are informed enough and convinced enough to seek an endorsement decision.
  If an endorsement motion is passed, and candidate attains 2/3 support of our current voting members(present), There will be a press release issued regarding the endorsement.
  If less than 2/3 support is attained, the results will be published as a 'straw poll'.

 The board of Tulsa Area Republican Assembly has called for the entire membership to gather on Tuesday, June 19th, at 6pm; to vote on several Republican primary elections.
 The stack of candidates seeking our organization's endorsement is thicker than we've ever seen in recent memory.
 We will entertain motions for our members after spending the 6-7pm hour in review of the many candidate questionnaires. Several candidates and/or their appointed campaign leaders will also be on hand to answer inquiries from the convention members.
 There are statewide races for several offices and congressional seats. When we complete this portion of the primary, we will turn to the legislative races. Lastly, we will address the county races.

​ With less than 4 weeks left in the Republican primary campaign to replace Jim Bridenstine as Oklahoma's 1st District Congressman, the 5 candidates have been invited to a debate this Tuesday.
  Russell Mills of KRMG News will once again be the moderator of this forum.  This is the 2nd in a series of debates produced this year by a consortium of conservative groups in the Tulsa area.
  The Tulsa Republican Assembly, Tulsa County Republican Mens Club, and Tulsa 912 Project are inviting the public to attend and bring their questions along with them.
  Mills will be presenting his questions of the candidates during the 1st segment. The 2nd segment will feature questions that the candidates wrote for each other. The 3rd segment will consist of questions written by the audience.