August 22, 2026 Issue, Page 14 of 14

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14• SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2026 The Elk City News OKLAHOMANS WE HAVE A CLEAR CHOICE. :F>LL:@>MHHDE:AHF:OHM>KL ?KHFHDE:AHF:;NLBG>LLE>:=>KL%;BEE:G=;H;MAHF:L P^aZo^[^^gbg[nlbg^llmh`^ma^kbgHdeZahfZ_hkÛ_mrr^Zkl%Zg]_hkfhk^ maZgÛ_mrr^Zkl%p^aZo^[^^gk^`blm^k^]K^in[eb\Zgohm^kl'P^eho^hnklmZm^ Zg]Zk^ikhn]mh\ZeeHdeZahfZahf^' R^m%p^Zk^]^^ier]blZiihbgm^]bgma^hnm\hf^l_hkHdeZahfZ' HnklmZm^kZgdl-0mabg^]n\Zmbhg%-1mabgngbglnk^]Z]neml%Zg] ,k]ab`a^lmbgahf^bglnkZg\^kZm^lgZmbhgpb]^' :g]ma^eblm]h^lghm`^mZgr[^mm^k' P^aZo^ma^hiihkmngbmrmh^e^\m@^gmg^k=knffhg]Zl@ho^kghk% Zlmkhg`%ikbg\bie^]e^Z]^kpbmama^^qi^kb^g\^Zg]Z[bebmrmh[kbg` HdeZahfZglmh`^ma^k%e^Z]hnklmZm^_hkpZk]%Zg]k^lmhk^ikb]^bg pahp^Zk^Zg]paZmHdeZahfZ\Zg[^' Ma^hma^k\Zg]b]Zm^%Fbd^FZss^b%aZll^ko^]ZlZlmZm^e^`bleZmhk ]nkbg`ma^lZf^mph]^\Z]^lbgpab\aHdeZahfZaZl\hgmbgn^]mh ]^\ebg^bg\hfiZkblhgpbmahma^klmZm^l' Oklahoma needs a true leader with the vision, experience, and determination to mobilize action and move our state forward in ways that will make us proud again. THAT LEADER IS GENTNER DRUMMOND. ;beeZg];h[MahfZlZk^*20-`kZ]nZm^lZg]_hkf^k_hhm[ZeeieZr^klZmma^Ngbo^klbmr h_MnelZ%pa^k^ma^r^Zkg^]]^`k^^lbgIhebmb\ZeL\b^g\^'Mh]Zr%ma^r]^ohm^lb`gbÛ\Zgm ohengm^^kmbf^mhZ]oh\Z\rbg<hg`k^ll_h\nl^]hg\aZg`bg`ma^\hnkl^h_:esa^bf^kl ]bl^Zl^'Ma^bkphkdpbma^e^\m^]h_Û\bZelbgPZlabg`mhgaZl`bo^gma^fZÛklmaZg] Ziik^\bZmbhg_hkpaZmfZmm^klbgZe^Z]^k' This message is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee. Authorized and paid for by Bill and Bob Thomas, 32 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74104, 918.582.0359.