David Holt for Oklahoma State Senate

David Holt on “Mayor’s Magazine”

David Holt appeared on the August, 2010 edition of Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett’s television show, “Mayor’s Magazine.”  

The interview can be seen here.

Oklahoma Gazette: “Holt Bolts”

The Oklahoma Gazette reports on David’s victory here.

Thank You

Celebrating with Senator Glenn Coffee and his wife Lisa on election night.

On Tuesday, after 18 months of campaigning, I was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate, representing the 30^th District that I have called home my entire life.  We received over 5,000 votes and over 63 percent.  This expression of support from our neighbors was a humbling experience.

I will be sworn-in this November, and it will be the honor of a lifetime to represent my community at the State Capitol.

I want to thank every single voter for their participation in this remarkable American experiment.  I promise you that I will bring the same work ethic and passion that you saw on the campaign trail to this important public service.

I especially want to thank all of our supporters – our 500 donors, our hundreds of volunteers, the 100 members of our “One of Us” team, the hundreds of voters who displayed yard signs, and our thousands of Facebook friends and Twitter followers.   Your support made this possible, and it encouraged us to keep pushing hard until the very end.

On behalf of Rachel and George, thank you again.   I will not let you down.    After I am settled at the Capitol, I hope you will stay in touch and come visit.  Enjoy the rest of your summer!

With deepest gratitude,

David Holt

Oklahoma State Senator-Elect, District 30

The Oklahoman Reports on David Holt’s Victory

Read the article here.

Victory

All votes are counted - We received 5,125 votes, and our opposition received 2,934 votes.   We have won with over 63 percent!   I am deeply humbled and honored to be the next State Senator from the 30th District of Oklahoma.  Thank you so much for your support!

VOTE HOLT

There is nothing left to say, but VOTE!

Election Night Watch Party

Everyone is invited to the election night watch party at the Lansbrook Event Center Tuesday night!  

Polls close at 7 p.m., so we’ll be drifting in soon after that.  

Lansbrook Event Center is at 6009 NW Expressway (west of MacArthur, north side of the Expressway), in the heart of the 30th District!

Thank you to our volunteers!

As we race to the finish, we had fantastic support from volunteers today.   Thank you so much!   We are just hours from victory!

Early Voting Now Available

Early voting is now available at the Oklahoma County Election Board at 4201 N. Lincoln Boulevard.   Here is the full schedule:

Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Bethany Tribune Endorses David Holt

Today, in a front page, above-the-fold editorial, the Bethany Tribune strongly endorsed David Holt to be our next State Senator.  Calling David “a person known by so many of us for his character, his integrity, his willingness to serve, and his commitment to our values,” the Tribune wrote “We need David Holt in the Oklahoma State Senate.”

The full editorial can be found here.

The OKC Friday Paper Endorses David Holt

Today, the OKC Friday newspaper strongly endorsed David Holt to be our next State Senator.   Calling David “a future shining star,” the Friday wrote “You can’t go wrong casting your ballot Tuesday for David Holt.”

The full editorial can be found here.

Thank you to our volunteers!

Thank you so much to the two dozen volunteers that hand-addressed letters over the weekend.   We could not do this without you, and your efforts are why we are one week from victory!

Thousands of doors

This weekend was much like many before, with a lot of knocking doors.  For nine months, I have personally knocked on thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of doors.  It has been a lot of work, but it has been rewarding, and I believe it is imperative for a representative to make that effort.

All that hard work is soon to pay off.  We are now just eight days from victory!

J.C. Watts

I am honored to have received J.C. Watts’ endorsement today, via a phone call to the voters in my district.   

We are just 11 days to victory!

Absentee Voting

If you are planning to vote in the Oklahoma primaries on Tuesday, July 27th, but will not be in town that day, you have options.   However, there are deadlines you need to be aware of now.

You may vote absentee by mail, but your county election board must receive your application by Wednesday, July 21st.  

You may also vote in-person absentee the Friday, Saturday and Monday before the election at the county election board.

More detailed information about these and other absentee options can be found here.

At that link, you will also be able to obtain the appropriate applications.

Voting in primaries is extremely critical, and especially in this situation, where the entire election will be decided on July 27th.

Thank you for your support!

Knocking

Had a great day of knocking on doors!  Now off to dinner with Rachel and George!

Nine Months

Enjoyed knocking on doors today.   We are now into the ninth month of knocking!

Time to Reach Out

We are now just three weeks from victory - It’s time to reach out to your friends, relatives and co-workers in the 30th Senate District. Let them know why you believe in our message of conservative values, roots and experience.

Here is a map of the District.  Thank you so much for your support!

Happy Independence Day!

We hope you are having a wonderful Independence Day, enjoying the blessings of liberty, and remembering the duties. 

For your reading enjoyment, here is a link to the Declaration of Independence, the existence of which we celebrate today.

It Rained On Our Parade

George before the deluge

This morning we marched in the Bethany Independence Day Parade.  Rachel, George and I were joined by about 30 family and friends, plus three dogs.  

It started pouring rain just as we started, but the day ended up being one of the highlights of the whole campaign. 

Even as others dropped out, we marched the complete parade route right through the rain.   I ran back and forth, shaking hands with every single person still lining the route (and there were quite a few), while Rachel delivered Twizzlers and our marchers waved flags and spread goodwill.  We were soaked to the bone, but we had a blast.  

Thank you to everyone!

My First Vote

I just received my first official vote.   I just spoke to a woman who has cast her absentee ballot, and it was for me - The election is underway!

Knocking on Doors…

I’ve been knocking on doors for eight months now, and the last two long nights have been no different.   Thanks to all the great people I’ve visited with!

Register to Vote!

The next Senator from the 30th District of Oklahoma will be determined solely in the Republican primary on July 27th.  The deadline to register to vote in this election is coming up this Friday, July 2.    

For more information on how to register, click here.

Lots of Knocking

Thanks to all the volunteers who canvassed neighborhoods for us today!

I finished knocking for the day about 9 p.m.  Talked to a lot of great people tonight.

Knocking

Had a great time knocking on doors tonight.   The yard signs continue to be a big hit!

KWTV: “Candidates Vying for Open State Legislature Seats Sound Off at Forum”

KWTV covers last night’s debate here.

Big Day on the Trail

Today, I spoke to the Northwest OKC GOP Club over lunch.  Many thanks to Tom Roach and his members for turning out.

This evening, I participated in the Northwest Chamber candidate forum.   It was an honor.   Many thanks to Jill McCartney, Larissa Rhodes, Mark Williams, Jeff Knapp and Jim Benson for putting it together, and to Alex Cameron for doing a great job as moderator.

Thanks for a great event!

Thanks to everyone that came to our fundraiser tonight!  It was a very successful event.   Thank you for helping make sure we have the resources to get our message out! 

Thank you especially to our hosts at The Lunch Box!

If you couldn’t make it, but would still like to donate, you can do so here.

FUNDRAISER TONIGHT!

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Oklahoma City Republican Women’s Club

Great to see everyone at the Oklahoma City Republican Women’s Club candidate forum! 

Thanks to Beth Cupp for the invitation and to the Sullivans for hosting!

Thank you for the sign locations!

We’ve been delivering signs this week to hundreds of yards all across the district.  Thank you so much for all your sign requests and all your support!

Yard Signs Now Available

If you live in or near the 30th Senate District (map is here), request that a sign be placed in your yard! 

You can do so by clicking here.

We appreciate your support!

Tri-City Republican Women

Great to see everyone at the Tri-City Republican Women’s candidate forum this afternoon!

You Are Invited - Holt for Senate Fundraiser - Tuesday, June 22, 5-7 p.m.

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Thank you to our volunteers!

After I knocked some doors, we had a bunch of volunteers over tonight.   Thank you so much to everyone!

It’s Official

George and me entering American democracy

After 17 months of campaigning and seven months of knocking on doors, this morning I officially filed with the Oklahoma State Election Board to be a candidate for the State Senate.

There were hundreds of candidates at the State Capitol, filing for offices around the state.

I was honored to be joined by George, Rachel, and my mother-in-law, Kasey.

Now, the seven-week sprint to the finish!  I promise, we will work harder than any candidate until the last vote is cast on July 27th.

Rachel’s Birthday

Rachel turns 31 today!  

Thank you, honey, for being the love of my life, the mother of our son, and such a wonderful partner on this journey!

The Countdown is On

Fifty days till victory!  The election is July 27!  If you’d like to sign up to volunteer down the stretch, click here.

Memorial Day

Lincoln

It is natural for people to use the occasion of Memorial Day to get away and relax. And if I wasn’t running for the State Senate in 56 days, I’d probably be doing the same thing.   

But I encourage you to take a moment this Memorial Day to remember “the reason for the season” – to recall those Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice.  They did so to preserve the personal freedoms we enjoy here, and to ensure that societal decisions continue to be made by regular citizens and those who elect them, not dictators or foreign powers. 

Though I know of no personal relative who paid that price, my maternal grandfather was career Army, as was my uncle, and my paternal grandfather served in WWI.   My family fought so that I may do exactly as I am right now – participating in the democratic process. I am so grateful that they did. And I am deeply thankful for those who gave everything for this country, which remains, thanks to them, the greatest and most successful experiment in the history of civilization.

I’ll leave you with the Gettysburg Address, a re-reading of which is an ideal way to spend a few moments marking the true reason for Memorial Day.

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. 

“Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. 

“But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

Knocking doors in the heat

Just finished with two full days of knocking on doors.   Summer is unofficially here!