Shawnnessy Murphy Kicks Off SD30 Campaign

Republican Shawnnessy Murphy, candidate for the Senate District 30 seat, kicked off her campaign today.

Murphy's the third GOP candidate in the race, joining Matt Jackson and David Holt.

Murphy said she believes the very things that make Oklahoma unique are at risk of being lost because of the lack of real conservatives who understand the Constitution being willing to run for office.

"Low Taxes: Oklahoma has low taxes and an affordable cost of living index. Unfortunately, many candidates for public office are silent on current tax increase proposals their employers openly support. Shawnnessy Murphy will not support any tax increases that do not directly impact public safety. Government is here to serve the people, not to take from the people.

"Children’s Advocacy: As a candidate for public office and practicing attorney in family law, Murphy believes that children in Oklahoma are used as pawns in court and on the campaign trail and in the end, they lose in both cases. Murphy will fight to ensure the highest educational standards and won’t provide public education a blank check. Real accountability for every tax dollar spent is needed now, not later. In addition, child support enforcement in Oklahoma needs a State Senator who can embrace policies that benefit children, not divorcing parents.

"Constitutional Principles: The Founding Fathers of this great nation believed in a Citizen Legislature – where members of the community with real jobs in the community served for a period of time and went back to work in the private sector, continuing their productivity. Murphy believes the age of the career politician has caused many of the problems we have in government today.

"Open Dialog: Murphy believes that campaigns today are run by puppet masters, campaign consultants who create finely crafted talking points instead of open dialog between candidates and their potential constituencies. Murphy is thankful that Oklahoma residents of Senate District 30 demand more and challenges her opponents to weekly town hall meetings beginning in January leading up to the primary election. Any time. Any place. Any issue facing voters is fair game."

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