Mike Mazzei
R · Oklahoma · 2026Running for Governor, Oklahoma
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Eliminate property taxes for seniors and veterans
- Stop foreign ownership of Oklahoma land
- Deliver education results and accountable, waste-free government
Biography
Mike Mazzei is the Republican nominee for Oklahoma governor. A financial planner who spent 12 years in the state Senate including as Finance chairman and later served as Oklahoma's secretary of the budget, his plan centers on eliminating property taxes for seniors and veterans and disciplined state budgeting. He won the August 25 Republican runoff with 186,678 votes to Gentner Drummond's 184,631, a margin of 2,047 votes; Drummond conceded that night, and results are unofficial until the state certifies September 1.
Record in office
- Served 12 years in the Oklahoma Senate including as Finance chairman and later as state budget secretary, fiscal experience central to his campaign.
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