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How a Tulsa TV anchor-turned-theater director became America’s reigning ‘president of drag’

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By Haley Samsel
| Tulsa Flyer
The country’s reigning Miss Gay America — a title she sometimes playfully refers to as “the president of drag” — doesn’t live in a Los Angeles mansion or a New York City walkup. She calls midtown Tulsa home.
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Who won the June 16 primaries for Tulsa’s Oklahoma House and Senate seats?

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By Haley Samsel
| Tulsa Flyer
The candidates for six Oklahoma Senate seats and 24 state House seats representing the Tulsa metro are set following the June 16 primaries. The following races will head to runoffs on Aug. 25 because no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote. The top two vote-getters will be on the ballot. Senate District 34: Republicans Dana Prieto (incumbent) and Aaron Forst House District 9: Republicans Scotty Stokes and Crystal Campbell Not sure which district you live in?
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Mark Tedford thinks experience can outdo a Trump endorsement

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By Haley Samsel
| Tulsa Flyer
Crowded field: Tedford has served in the Oklahoma House since 2022. This is his first contested race. Missed votes: Tedford was marked excused for more than 400 of 947 House votes during the 2026 legislative session. Tedford’s campaign said the vote totals overstate the amount of time he was absent and pointed to how he’s been endorsed by the Oklahoma House Speaker. His chances: Tedford said he is leading in internal polling. He’s loaned his campaign about $600,000. State Rep.
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