Education, health care and taxes: Gubernatorial candidates highlight priorities in Tulsa Press Club forum

From left to right: Gubernatorial candidates Gentner Drummond, Leisa Mitchell Haynes, Chip Keating, Charles McCall, Chip Merrick and Cyndi Munson appear on stage at a question-and-answer session hosted by the Tulsa Press Club at the University of Tulsa June 2, 2026.

Former state Sen. Mike Mazzei, who received President Donald Trump’s endorsement for Oklahoma governor days earlier, was not in attendance.

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