Foshee Tosses Hat In Senate Ring
Ward 5 Oklahoma City Councilman Jerry Foshee today announced his candidacy for State Senate District 45 and said he won't seek reelection to the Oklahoma City Council. His announcement came via his campaign consultant, Ron Black.
Foshee, who has only had one election, has run unopposed in the last 14 years for City Council, will be running for the State Senate Seat being vacated by Republican Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson due to term limits in 2008.
“Over the holidays, my family and I discussed our future and the future of South Oklahoma City and came to the prayerful conclusion that the time has come for me to move on, to be a voice for the people of South Oklahoma City, Western Heights, Mustang, and Yukon in the State Senate,” Foshee said. “I have been a voice of the people in Ward 5, and I will continue to be a voice for the people in the State Senate when elected in 2008.”
Foshee, a small business owner and conservative Republican, has served on the Oklahoma City Council for 14 years and has a record of being an advocate for government reform. Foshee believes his record, his goals, and his experience make him the ideal candidate for Senate District 45.
“Senator Wilcoxson has set the bar very high for anyone interested in serving in that Senate Seat, and I consider it an honor to run and will not disappoint her or her constituents – many of whom are my City Council constituents,” Foshee explained. “I have been an advocate for education reform, I have been an advocate for eminent domain reform, and I will push for those reforms while serving the people.”
Foshee, though serving on the City Council for 14 years, does not consider himself a politician, but is an outsider, a small business owner who serves as a voice of the people, rather than a voice for special interests.
“Oklahoma City Council is a non-partisan position and has afforded me the opportunity to work with men and women from both sides of the aisle to accomplish great things for Oklahoma City and my reputation stands on its own merits. The only special interest I serve are the interests of my constituents,” he said. “I’m not a professional politician, I am a small business owner, an outsider – something we need more of in the legislature.”
Foshee, who has only had one election, has run unopposed in the last 14 years for City Council, will be running for the State Senate Seat being vacated by Republican Senator Kathleen Wilcoxson due to term limits in 2008.
“Over the holidays, my family and I discussed our future and the future of South Oklahoma City and came to the prayerful conclusion that the time has come for me to move on, to be a voice for the people of South Oklahoma City, Western Heights, Mustang, and Yukon in the State Senate,” Foshee said. “I have been a voice of the people in Ward 5, and I will continue to be a voice for the people in the State Senate when elected in 2008.”
Foshee, a small business owner and conservative Republican, has served on the Oklahoma City Council for 14 years and has a record of being an advocate for government reform. Foshee believes his record, his goals, and his experience make him the ideal candidate for Senate District 45.
“Senator Wilcoxson has set the bar very high for anyone interested in serving in that Senate Seat, and I consider it an honor to run and will not disappoint her or her constituents – many of whom are my City Council constituents,” Foshee explained. “I have been an advocate for education reform, I have been an advocate for eminent domain reform, and I will push for those reforms while serving the people.”
Foshee, though serving on the City Council for 14 years, does not consider himself a politician, but is an outsider, a small business owner who serves as a voice of the people, rather than a voice for special interests.
“Oklahoma City Council is a non-partisan position and has afforded me the opportunity to work with men and women from both sides of the aisle to accomplish great things for Oklahoma City and my reputation stands on its own merits. The only special interest I serve are the interests of my constituents,” he said. “I’m not a professional politician, I am a small business owner, an outsider – something we need more of in the legislature.”
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