Big Impact? Outside Money Looked To Influence Races
Outside political groups spending heavily on Oklahoma legislative races
Most of the outside groups are targeting Republicans, seeking to link them to state schools Superintendent Janet Barresi.
by Nolan Clay
First-time legislative candidate Kevin Wallace never has spoken to state schools Superintendent Janet Barresi and didn’t vote for her in the primary election.
Janet Barresi drew criticism in hiring Larry Birney to the newly created position of assistant superintendent of accreditation and compliance at a salary of $90,000. the Oklahoman archive David McDaniel – The Oklahoman
Yet Wallace is depicted in a negative political flier as a string puppet starring in “The Janet Barresi Show.”
“On November 4th, Say No To Kevin Wallace & Janet Barresi’s Failed Agenda,” the flier states.
A group calling itself Ensuring Oklahoma’s Future paid for the flier — one of several mailed to residents in House District 32.