Oklahoma — 1st District

John Croisant

Lowers cost of living and supports small business

John Croisant focuses his economic platform on addressing the affordability crisis by lowering essential expenses such as healthcare, housing, and childcare for working class families. As a fifth-generation small business owner, he advocates directing federal investments toward local builders, family farms, and small businesses rather than giving tax breaks to large corporations.

• Focuses on reducing cost of living across healthcare, childcare, and housing for working class families.
• Prioritizes federal support and investment for small businesses, family farms, and local entrepreneurs over large corporations.
• Promotes policies that help Oklahomans build generational wealth through homeownership and dignified retirement.

“The affordability crisis is a nation wide issue, but is hurting Oklahomans greatly.”

“As a fifth generation Oklahoma small business owner, I am supportive of helping small businesses thrive.”

Mark Tedford

Promotes reindustrialization and spending cuts

Mark Tedford advocates for an America First economic platform that prioritizes domestic workers, reindustrialization, and supply chain independence. He emphasizes controlling federal spending to curb inflation, cutting taxes, and eliminating regulations for small businesses.

• Rebuild domestic supply chains for pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and rare earth minerals to enhance national security.
• Control government spending and eliminate wasteful programs to lower inflation and protect purchasing power.
• Cut taxes, reduce regulatory burdens, and support job creators to increase take-home pay.

“An economy that works puts the American worker first.”

“Controlling government spending is essential to reducing inflation.”

John Croisant

Supports public education and teacher debt relief

John Croisant opposes shutting down the U.S. Department of Education and rejects private school voucher programs that divert public funds without accountability. He proposes a federal debt-forgiveness program for education majors who commit to teaching five years in public schools and advocates for local school board control over federal dollars.

• Opposes closing the Department of Education and opposes redirecting public school dollars to private schools.
• Proposes a federal program allowing teachers to graduate debt-free in exchange for five years of public school teaching.
• Advocates bringing federal funds directly to local school districts and increasing investment in IDEA and Title programs.

“I will fight for better education outcomes for Oklahoma students because being 50th in education is not acceptable.”

“We shouldn't be tearing public education apart; we should be making it better.”

Mark Tedford

Supports parental rights in education

Mark Tedford includes defending parental rights as a primary component of his family policy platform. While he served on the Oklahoma House Common Education Committee, his detailed federal education policy proposals are not elaborated in the campaign materials.

• Advocates standing for parental rights in education and family matters.

“Stand for parental rights”

John Croisant

Supports border security and citizenship pathways

John Croisant supports securing the border and holding lawbreakers accountable while offering taxpaying, long-term undocumented residents an accessible pathway to citizenship. He advocates shifting ICE resources to clear the immigration court backlog.

• Enforce border security while providing a clear and accessible path to citizenship for long-term taxpaying residents.
• Redirect ICE resources toward immigration courts to resolve case backlogs efficiently.

“I believe in a secure border and that people who are actively breaking the law should be held accountable in order to keep our communities safe.”

“We should redirect ICE resources toward immigration courts to clear the backlog and make the system more efficient.”

Mark Tedford

Supports strict enforcement and border security

Mark Tedford supports strict enforcement of federal immigration laws, securing the border, and deporting criminal aliens. He opposes extending any taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal immigrants.

• Strictly enforce immigration laws and support the deportation of criminal aliens.
• Prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving federal or taxpayer-funded public benefits.

“Illegal immigrants should not receive taxpayer-funded benefits.”

“Strict enforcement of immigration laws”

John Croisant

Expands healthcare access and protects Medicaid

John Croisant supports expanding healthcare access through Medicaid expansion, ACA subsidies, or universal models to prevent financial barriers to care. He opposes recent federal Medicaid cuts and advocates a permanent, bipartisan fix to prevent Social Security insolvency.

• Expand healthcare coverage through ACA subsidies, Medicaid expansion, or universal coverage models.
• Repeal recent federal Medicaid spending cuts that threaten state budget shortfalls.
• Pass bipartisan legislation to secure long-term Social Security solvency without benefit cuts.

“The recent federal cuts to Medicaid threaten Oklahoma with a $6 billion shortfall that we simply don't have.”

“If Congress does not address the issues of Social Security, it will be insolvent by 2032.”

Mark Tedford

Reforms safety net programs and eliminates fraud

Mark Tedford emphasizes placing strict guardrails and accountability measures on public safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP to curb abuse and fraud. He aims to control spending to ensure Social Security and Medicaid remain sustainable for vulnerable citizens.

• Implement stricter standards and oversight on Medicaid and SNAP to prevent fraud and abuse.
• Protect Social Security and Medicaid sustainability by curbing government spending.

“Programs like Medicaid and SNAP were created to help those in need, but lax standards, fraud, and abuse have expanded dependency and strained resources.”

“Protect Social Security for Americans”

John Croisant

Supports diversified energy and clean utility policies

John Croisant advocates an all-of-the-above energy approach combining wind, oil, and gas, while shifting focus toward environmentally friendly energy. He supports federal protections to prevent data centers from shifting energy costs onto local rate payers, alongside environmental protections against industrial polluters.

• Invest in wind, oil, and gas while transitioning focus toward environmentally sustainable energy.
• Enact federal legislation to prevent high power costs from data centers from raising utility bills for consumers.
• Protect air, water, and wildlife, and oppose polluting facilities like smelters.

“We need to invest in every type of energy to have a diversified, sustainable, and strong energy economy...”

“Federal Legislation should ensure that the cost of powering massive data center operations doesn't get passed on to everyday consumers and local communities.”

Mark Tedford

Supports expanding domestic energy production

Mark Tedford advocates unleashing domestic energy production to achieve full energy independence. He identifies abundant, reliable energy as essential to national security and economic growth.

• Unleash domestic energy production to lower energy costs and ensure grid reliability.
• Achieve national energy self-reliance to reduce dependence on foreign adversaries.

“Energy independence is also vital, as the future economy will require abundant, reliable power to keep America strong and self-reliant.”

“Unleash American energy production”

John Croisant

Supports campaign finance and congressional ethics reform

John Croisant supports sweeping structural reforms in Washington, including term limits for representatives, overturning Citizens United, and ending Super PACs. He advocates banning government stock trading, establishing a five-year lobbying ban after leaving office, and uncapping the House seat limit.

• Institute term limits and pledge to serve no more than 3 terms in the U.S. House.
• Overturn Citizens United, ban Super PACs, and eliminate stock trading by government officials.
• Enact a five-year lobbying ban for former officials and remove the 435-seat limit on the House.

“End super PACs.”

“End stock trading for all branches of government, no profiting off insider knowledge”

Mark Tedford

Supports fiscal transparency and anti-fraud oversight

Mark Tedford centers government accountability on curbing wasteful federal spending, eliminating fraud, and increasing transparency. He advocates strict oversight to ensure taxpayers receive maximum efficiency from federal programs.

• Eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse across federal agencies and safety net programs.
• Strengthen congressional oversight and fiscal transparency to protect taxpayer dollars.

“Controlling government spending is essential to reducing inflation.”

“Eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse”

John Croisant

Supports separation of church and state

John Croisant states that his Christian faith is central to his personal life, which motivates his strong support for the separation of church and state. He opposes government favoring any single religion or pushing religious beliefs on public school students.

• Uphold the separation of church and state to protect religious freedom for all citizens.
• Oppose government promotion of specific religious doctrines in public schools.

“...my faith is central to who I am, and that's exactly why I believe in the separation of church and state.”

Mark Tedford

Promotes Judeo-Christian values and protects the unborn

Mark Tedford grounds his platform in Western Judeo-Christian principles, traditional family values, and religious liberty. He advocates protecting the unborn and defending individual freedoms against entitlement culture.

• Protect the unborn and stand for traditional family values.
• Protect religious liberty and uphold Western Judeo-Christian principles.

“Protect the unborn”

“America was founded on Western Judeo-Christian principles that shaped our culture, institutions, and political system...”

John Croisant

Supports federal housing investments and childcare subsidies

John Croisant advocates using HUD funding to build affordable housing units to lower home prices and support local construction jobs. He views affordable childcare as both a family issue and an economic necessity to help parents enter the workforce.

• Expand federal HUD support to construct affordable housing and rental units in communities like Tulsa.
• Invest in affordable childcare to expand workforce participation and support working parents.

“Investing in affordable housing will also support good construction jobs.”

“Investing in childcare is investing in Oklahoma's workforce and economy.”

Mark Tedford

Supports market-driven housing affordability solutions

Mark Tedford lists housing affordability as a policy passion impacting working families. He emphasizes addressing housing costs through free-market growth and overall economic discipline.

• Addresses housing affordability through broader economic growth, workforce development, and spending controls.

“Housing affordability is a growing challenge for young families and working Americans...”

John Croisant

Supports illegal firearm enforcement and public safety

John Croisant focuses on keeping illegal firearms off the streets and strengthening ties between law enforcement and local communities. He advocates equal application of the law and opposes pardons or federal funds for individuals who attacked police officers on January 6th.

• Keep illegal guns off the streets while respecting constitutional rights.
• Strengthen trust and collaboration between law enforcement officers and local communities.
• Oppose pardons and federal funding for individuals convicted of attacking police on January 6th.

“John Croisant is committed to making our neighborhoods safer by keeping illegal guns off our streets...”

“And no, we should not be handing out pardons (or creating a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund) for people who attacked police officers on January 6th.”

Mark Tedford

Supports Second Amendment protections

Mark Tedford includes defending Second Amendment rights as a foundational goal in his conservative agenda to protect individual freedoms.

• Defend the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.

“Defend the Second Amendment”

John Croisant

Opposes foreign forever wars and military overspending

John Croisant argues that the U.S. should prioritize domestic issues over funding overseas military conflicts and forever wars. He advocates refocusing American international engagement on diplomacy, democracy, and humanitarian leadership.

• Reduce foreign military spending to prioritize internal economic and domestic needs.
• Oppose starting or continuing foreign conflicts and forever wars.
• Re-establish U.S. global leadership through diplomacy and humanitarian assistance.

“America, first and foremost, needs to be worrying about our own internal affairs, not starting nor continuing forever wars around the world.”

Mark Tedford

Supports supply chain security and veteran care

Mark Tedford frames national security around economic self-reliance, urging domestic reindustrialization to eliminate dependence on foreign adversaries for critical goods. He also emphasizes honoring and supporting military veterans.

• Rebuild critical domestic supply chains for semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and rare earths to protect national security.
• Honor and support military veterans.

“Reindustrialization is not only possible but essential for national security.”

“Honor and support veterans”

John Croisant

Supports AI regulation and media independence

John Croisant calls for commonsense federal regulations on AI to protect young people and prevent corporate worker replacement. He also advocates standing up to media monopolies and keeping media outlets independent.

• Enact federal AI regulations to prevent worker displacement and protect youth from harmful algorithms.
• Oppose media monopolies and preserve an independent press.

“There needs to be a discussion and regulations regarding AI and data centers.”

John Croisant

Supports local community control over federal dollars

John Croisant argues that federal funds for infrastructure, farming, and economic development should be managed locally by Oklahomans rather than subject to one-size-fits-all Washington mandates.

• Direct federal infrastructure and development dollars to local communities with local control.
• Eliminate unnecessary red tape on federal grants while maintaining clear local accountability.

“We need to ensure our federal dollars are being controlled locally.”