January 1, Oklahoma Conservative Shakes Up Rural Politics

Wyatt’s Take

• Anthony Devore runs for Oklahoma House District 19 as a no-nonsense conservative.
• He’s calling out state leaders for putting rural Oklahomans last and threatening property rights.
• Devore wants trade classes back in schools and opposes government overreach on land.

Anthony Devore is stepping up in Oklahoma House District 19 with promises of common sense and backbone. He says rural folks are tired of being ignored by politicians who don’t understand their struggles.

District 19 covers parts of Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, and Pushmataha counties, where many families face tough times and high poverty. Devore, who grew up in the area, wants to put control back into local hands.

“Somebody with backbone and grit that will stand up for [his constituents],” is how Devore describes himself.

Devore owns a residential solar energy business and spent years in education. He warns that bad regulations and government incentives on energy can jack up power bills for families who can’t afford it.

He’s especially fired up about property rights and what he sees as abuse of eminent domain. Wind farms, solar farms, and new data centers are springing up, and Devore says state government is grabbing land that belongs to local families.

“At what point does eminent domain stop? Where do you draw the line on that?” Devore asks. He insists taking land for these projects “is not constitutional” and there must be limits.

He says folks in the district “don’t want somebody else telling us what we can and can’t do with our property or what property we can own and what property we can’t own.”

Devore isn’t impressed with politicians who “give lip service” to farmers while trying to control what they can do with their land. He’s heard concerns from small producers that government programs help the big guys and hurt the little guy.

Education is another priority for him. He opposes a law that would end the minimum salary for teachers, fearing it would drive away the good ones, especially in small towns.

Devore points out that Oklahoma only gives kids an “opportunity to an education,” not a real right to one. He likes Texas’s approach, where school choice and vouchers are helping families find better options.

He wants to bring more trade classes back into schools so students who aren’t headed to college don’t get left behind.

Devore says, “I don’t have a special interest that I’m supporting, and I’m not a career politician.”

If District 19 is ready for a change, he’s betting it starts with plain talk and stronger local control.

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Wyatt Matters

When rural families feel the squeeze from out-of-touch laws and big corporations, standing up for local values and property rights is more important than ever. Folks want leaders who put their community above special interests and keep opportunity alive for the next generation.