Political People & Events

U. S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will be in Oklahoma in late October as the featured attraction at a fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Mary Fallin, TMRO has been told. Fallin, the current lieutenant governor, faces Democrat Dr. David Hunter in November. Hastert leads Republicans in Congress and reportedly will spend the final days of the campaign year helping GOP candidates considered likely winners.

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will be in Bartlesville and Norman in October to raise money for the Oklahoma Republican Party. Huckabee, who is leaving office in January, will speak at two luncheon events where the tickets are $50 per person. He will be in Bartlesville on October 11th and in Norman on October 12th. For more information, contact jay@okgop.com. Huckabee's political activities outside Arkansas drew the attention of the Arkansas Times.

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