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Kevin Dawson
D · Oklahoma · 2026Kevin Dawson is the Democratic nominee for Oklahoma commissioner of labor. He spent 43 years on the railroad, starting at 18 and becoming one of the youngest locomotive engineers in the country before moving into training, public safety and workforce development roles, and he retired in 2022 as a union member. He says the Department of Labor should be an agency people can trust, applying the law the same way to workers and employers.
Priorities
- Apply labor law equally to workers and employers
- Correct violations first and enforce when they continue
- Serve workplace safety needs in all 77 counties
On the ballot
Commissioner Of Labor · Oklahoma · 2026
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