Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Oklahoma 2nd Congressional District in 2026 Oklahoma Primary Election.
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Get StartedWhen elected to Congress, Erik will fight to end the era of blank checks for endless slaughter. That means demanding that Congress --- not the President, not the Pentagon --- make the decision to put American lives at risk, as the Constitution requires. It means cutting the fat from a defense budget that has made billionaires out of defense executives while our veterans sleep on the streets. It means treating diplomacy as a first resort, not an afterthought. The military-industrial complex has been running this country's foreign policy for too long, and the bill is being paid in American blood. Our service members swear an oath to defend this country. It is long past time that Washington returned the favor. Learn more
He will fight for a federal jobs guarantee so that every able-bodied American who wants to work can get to work repairing roads, building bridges, modernizing schools, and reopening the rural hospitals that Washington has let wither and die. The economy of this country is the envy of the world. There is no excuse for the people who built it to be sleeping in their cars. Learn more
Student debt and college affordability is becoming an economic crisis that we must solve now. In a country that can find ways to bail out industry after industry, we can and WILL ease the suffering of millions of people by canceling student debt and making public education free to all---Pre-K through university. In addition, we must expand early childhood education because ALL children deserve a chance to learn. Learn more
Every American deserves quality public schools, and an educated public benefits us all. Erik is a proud product of our public education system. The education that he received in the Bartlesville Public School system was second to none. Every student in our district deserves to have access to that same, high-quality learning. Education is a human right, and Erik will fight every day to protect it. Learn more
Public education is a service that is provided to a population, and as such, it should not be run in a for-profit manner. Public funds poured into for-profit schools increase the wealth of investors with no accountability to the public for actual outcomes. Erik is completely against vouchers in any form. Yes, we MUST address the issues plaguing our public education system, but the solution is not to take even MORE money away from cash-strapped public schools and divert it into wealthy private institutions. It is cruel, immoral, and un-democratic. Learn more
The men and women who put on that uniform are not pawns. They are our neighbors, our family members, our students. They deserve a government that treats their lives as sacred --- not as cannon fodder for weapons contractors and the politicians they own. Learn more
Every American should have the right to high-quality, accessible medical care. The United States is the only major nation in the world that does not guarantee healthcare for everyone, yet we spend more per capita and have worse outcomes than any of those other countries. Some say that our system is broken, but the sad reality is that our healthcare system in this country is working exactly as intended. The system we have has been meticulously crafted by legions of industry lobbyists and Washington insiders. The system they have created prioritizes profit over patient, leaving millions of Americans saddled with unimaginable medical debt---all so that CEOs and shareholders can add extra zeroes to their ever-increasing bank accounts. Learn more
We deserve a healthcare system that is patient-centered and wellness-focused, not investor-led and greed-driven. We must get money and profit out of medicine---and that includes pharmaceuticals! Learn more
We have seen the devastating impacts that for-profit Big Pharma has had in just the last 40 years. It is time for us to stand up as a nation to these industries and reaffirm our right to structure our healthcare to serve the people---not the billionaires. It is time for us to wrest control of healthcare from the CEOs and present-day robber barons, and return medicine to the hands of caregivers and researchers. Learn more
He will fight to stop Wall Street firms from gobbling up homes and neighborhoods and pricing out the families who actually want to live there. Learn more
When elected to Congress, Erik will fight not just to preserve the benefits that you worked your entire life to enjoy, but he will work to expand them! When our society made that promise, it was understood that Social Security would provide more than just an income---it would provide dignity. Unfortunately, that is something it isn't doing today. We need to ensure that payments to seniors provide enough to cover all living expenses. No American should have to choose between food and medicine, rent or gas, utilities or insurance. It is a shameful reality that we must face and fix now. Learn more
When elected to Congress, Erik will fight for a federal minimum wage that actually covers the cost of living, because a job should lift you up, not keep you treading water. Learn more
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