Oklahoma — Governor

D Democratic Cyndi Munson

Supports targeted tax relief for working families

Munson advocates for targeted tax relief aimed at everyday Oklahomans rather than income tax cuts that primarily benefit top earners and corporations. She proposes expanding existing programs like the childcare tax credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and sales tax relief credit without reducing state revenues for core public services.

• Increase funding for existing programs including the childcare tax credit, sales tax relief credit, and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
• Oppose further state income tax cuts that disproportionately benefit high-income earners and corporations.
• Provide financial relief to lower- and middle-income families without raising overall taxes or cutting state services.

“Cyndi is opposed to further income tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest, while giving little back to everyday Oklahomans.”

“She wants to increase programs like the childcare tax credit, sales tax relief credit, and Earned Income Tax credit.”

R Republican Mike Mazzei

Eliminating property and income taxes

Mazzei proposes eliminating property taxes for seniors aged 65 and older as well as veterans, while setting Oklahoma on a path to fully eliminate its state income tax. He plans to offset revenue losses through economic growth, spending restraint, eliminating tax breaks for green energy and data centers, and transitioning county governments to 401(k)-style retirement plans.

• Eliminate property tax on homesteads for seniors 65 and older and veterans.
• Transition Oklahoma toward a no-income-tax state model similar to Tennessee and Florida.
• Eliminate property tax preference items and breaks for green energy and data centers.
• Transition urban county employees to 401(k)-style plans to reduce county personnel costs without touching state employee or first-responder pensions.

“Eliminate property tax without raising income tax, without reckless spending, and without shifting the burden onto working families.”

“Make Oklahoma a No-Income-Tax State”

D Democratic Cyndi Munson

Fully fund public schools and repeal vouchers

Munson pledges to fully fund Oklahoma public schools, raise teacher and support staff pay to competitive regional levels, and repeal the private school voucher scheme. She also proposes expanding the Oklahoma's Promise tuition program to veterans, public school workers, and CareerTech students, while providing free school breakfast and lunch statewide.

• Fully fund public schools and raise teacher and support staff pay to regional competitiveness.
• Repeal the Parental Choice Tax voucher program that diverts nearly $300 million to private schools.
• Expand Oklahoma's Promise tuition assistance to veterans, public school employee families, and CareerTech students.
• Provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students statewide.

“work to fully fund our public while also repealing the Parental Choice Tax voucher scheme that diverts nearly $300 million of public money to private schools.”

“expand Oklahoma’s Promise to veterans and their families and ALL public school employees and their families.”

R Republican Mike Mazzei

Focus on fundamentals and parental rights

Mazzei focuses on foundational academic achievement, prioritizing third-grade reading proficiency and STEM skills while expanding career-tech pathways. He supports moving school board elections to statewide November ballots with partisan labels, tying teacher compensation to performance, and removing 'wokeism' from higher education teacher training.

• Prioritize third-grade reading proficiency and reinforce core math, science, and critical thinking standards.
• Move school board elections to statewide November election dates and mandate partisan candidate designations.
• Offer top regional pay for teachers while tying higher compensation directly to performance and removing 'wokeism' from teacher preparation programs.
• Expand career and technical education partnerships with Oklahoma employers.

“Prioritize reading proficiency by third grade”

“Change all school board elections to the November statewide election date and require partisan designations for candidates”

D Democratic Cyndi Munson

Balance development with property rights and water protection

Munson supports protecting Oklahoma landowners' private property rights and safeguarding natural resources from corporate exploitation. She advocates against corporate water waste and seeks to ensure energy and agricultural development respects local land stewardship.

• Protect landowner private property rights against corporate overreach.
• Prevent big corporations from wasting Oklahoma's water resources.
• Require energy and agricultural industries to act as responsible stewards of state land.

“balance that approach with protecting the private property rights of landowners and ensuring that these industries are good stewards of our land and natural resources.”

“water is a precious resource and will stand up to big corporations and others who want to waste our water.”

R Republican Mike Mazzei

Prohibit foreign ownership of Oklahoma land

Mazzei proposes strict prohibitions against foreign governments and foreign-controlled entities acquiring Oklahoma land, specifically targeting Chinese Communist Party interests and illegal foreign marijuana operations. He advocates mandatory beneficial ownership disclosures, banning public land sales for green energy projects, and enforcing severe state penalties.

• Prohibit foreign governments and foreign-controlled companies from owning Oklahoma land and close shell company loopholes.
• Mandate full transparency of beneficial ownership for large land acquisitions.
• Prevent the Commissioners of the Land Office from selling state public land for green energy projects.
• Crack down on illegal foreign-backed marijuana grow operations to reduce crime in rural counties.

“Prohibit foreign governments and foreign-controlled companies from owning Oklahoma land”

“Prevent the Commissioners of the Land Office from selling Oklahoma land for green energy projects”

D Democratic Cyndi Munson

Hold corporations accountable and raise worker pay

Munson advocates for raising the minimum wage, introducing mandatory paid family leave, and giving state employees pay raises. She opposes major tax giveaway deals to foreign corporations, supports a moratorium on new data centers to establish regulatory guidelines, and opposes dynamic pricing on consumer groceries.

• Institute mandatory paid family leave for parental and caregiving duties and fully fund childcare subsidies.
• Raise the state minimum wage and provide pay raises for state employees.
• Enact a moratorium on new data center construction on day one to establish regulatory and utility guidelines.
• End massive tax giveaways to foreign corporations, highlighting her vote against $200 million in incentives for the Inola aluminum smelter.

“On day one, Cyndi will issue a moratorium on construction of new data center projects to set guidelines and keep big tech companies accountable”

“make it a top priority as Governor to raise the minimum wage for all Oklahomans and provide pay raises for state employees.”

R Republican Mike Mazzei

Promote small business over corporate welfare

Mazzei advocates ending 'corporate welfare' mega-deals with foreign entities and refocusing economic development on local Oklahoma small businesses. He proposes streamlining state licensing, sunsetting burdensome regulations, and expanding apprenticeships and trade pathways.

• Eliminate poor-ROI corporate welfare packages and stop chasing expensive incentive deals with foreign corporations.
• Provide capital and growth support directly to Oklahoma-based small businesses.
• Streamline business licensing and permitting while sunsetting outdated regulations.
• Expand trade pathways, apprenticeships, and career-tech programs aligned with employer needs.

“Eliminate poor ROI corporate welfare”

“Stop chasing way too expensive mega deals with foreign companies”

D Democratic Cyndi Munson

Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach

Munson supports an 'all-of-the-above' energy policy encompassing oil, natural gas, and renewable energy. She emphasizes balancing energy production with environmental stewardship and protecting landowner property and water rights.

• Support traditional oil and natural gas production alongside renewable energy initiatives.
• Ensure energy producers operate as good stewards of Oklahoma land and water resources.

“believes in an “all of the above approach” to energy, meaning that she will support oil, natural gas, and renewable energy production.”

R Republican Mike Mazzei

Eliminate tax breaks for green energy

Mazzei focuses on eliminating special interest tax breaks and subsidies for green energy projects, while prohibiting public land sales for renewable development. He aims to protect traditional state industries and direct resources toward local small business growth.

• Eliminate special interest property tax exemptions for green energy projects.
• Prohibit the Commissioners of the Land Office from selling state land for green energy development.

“Eliminate special interest property tax breaks for green energy and data centers”

“Prevent the Commissioners of the Land Office from selling Oklahoma land for green energy projects”

D Democratic Cyndi Munson

Repeal abortion ban and expand healthcare access

Munson supports a ballot initiative to overturn Oklahoma's strict abortion ban and codify reproductive freedom in the state constitution. She pledges to protect Medicaid, expand access to rural prenatal and maternity care, and broaden statewide mental health services.

• Support a state ballot question to overturn Oklahoma's abortion ban and constitutionalize reproductive access.
• Protect Medicaid funding from cuts to keep healthcare coverage affordable.
• Expand access to maternity and prenatal care in rural areas and increase mental health service availability.

“support a state question to overturn Oklahoma’s extreme abortion ban and codify abortion access into our constitution.”

“create programs that increase access to prenatal and maternity care in rural Oklahoma and expand access to mental health services.”

R Republican Mike Mazzei

Create Department of Government Efficiency

Mazzei proposes establishing a dedicated Department of Government Efficiency to eliminate state waste, conduct performance audits, and streamline bureaucracy. He advocates tying agency budgets directly to measurable performance outcomes and establishing mandatory statutory sunset provisions for state programs.

• Establish a Department of Government Efficiency to audit state agencies and eliminate duplication.
• Tie agency budget increases directly to proven public performance metrics.
• Enact mandatory sunset provisions requiring programs to re-prove impact to maintain funding.

“Create a Department of Government Efficiency”

“Mandatory sunset provisions on all new government programs”

D Democratic Cyndi Munson

Respect tribal sovereignty and rebuild state-tribal relations

Munson commits to repairing relations between the state government and Oklahoma's 39 sovereign tribal nations following years of legal and executive friction under Governor Stitt. She plans to reinstate and permanently establish a cabinet-level Secretary of Native American Affairs.

• Respect tribal sovereignty and build collaborative partnerships with all 39 recognized tribes.
• Re-establish and permanently lock in a cabinet position for Secretary of Native American Affairs.
• Visit all 39 tribal nations to consult directly with tribal leaders and citizens.

“restore a cabinet position for a Secretary of Native American affairs and make it a permanent position, so the relationship between the State of Oklahoma and the tribes can continue to grow stronger.”

“work to heal the fractures between the state and tribes caused by Governor Stitt.”