Oklahoma Republican Attorney General nominee?
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JUN 17, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age46 years old (Dec 3, 1979)
GenderMale
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LocationOklahoma
BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BA, Political Science)
Notable personal detailsJon Echols is an American attorney and Republican politician from Oklahoma City who served as the Oklahoma House member for District 90 from 2012 to 2024 and was House Majority Floor Leader. He is a University of Oklahoma graduate and earned his JD from Oklahoma City University School of Law, graduating first in his class. He is a candidate for Oklahoma Attorney General.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax cuts and pro-growth tax policy, including reducing personal income-tax rates and grocery tax relief, and frames prior income-tax cuts as linked to stronger economic growth. Emphasizes small-business experience and fiscal transparency in legislative work.
Healthcare
Jon Echols has taken policy and legislative actions that push back against ACA mandates and emphasizes market-oriented approaches to health services; his record includes sponsoring measures to reimburse Oklahomans for federal uninsured penalties and legislation affecting provider reporting and Medicaid reimbursement eligibility. Echols has a private-sector background in correctional health services and has supported state budget appropriations to health agencies while also prioritizing workforce development for nursing.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate has supported and led passage of restrictive state immigration measures, defended Oklahoma’s HB 4156 which creates new criminal offenses related to unauthorized presence, and emphasizes working closely with federal immigration enforcement while opposing illegal immigration. He frames support for legal immigration but highlights strong enforcement and tougher state-level immigration laws as priorities.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports pro-life policies and has advocated for laws to ban or restrict abortion; as House floor leader he authored or supported legislation to enact bans/trigger laws limiting abortion access in Oklahoma.
Climate & Energy
Supports promoting Oklahoma energy industry and an "all-of-the-above" approach that includes fossil fuels while opposing what the campaign calls environmental "extremists." Emphasizes standing up to federal EPA actions and prioritizing state energy development and tax/industry interests over aggressive emissions measures.
Public Safety & Guns
Jon Echols has sponsored and authored legislation expanding gun-carry rights in Oklahoma, including permitless/constitutional carry and an omnibus bill clarifying and broadening where and how firearms may be carried. He frames these measures as protections of Second Amendment rights while expressing support for law enforcement and enforcement of existing laws. His record includes sponsorships and endorsements from pro-gun groups consistent with a pro-Second Amendment, deregulatory stance on firearms.
News
Jon Echols is in the news in connection with Republican efforts to advance legislation that would shield polluters from climate change liability. The proposals, moving at the state level and potentially federally, could limit or block lawsuits targeting major oil and gas companies over climate impacts. The push comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a related case involving Boulder, Colorado, with potential implications for similar lawsuits nationwide.
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