Race Heating up for HD 96
Edmond Sun - June 1, 2008

The Sun was not able to reach Cargill to learn if the former Speaker of the Oklahoma House will announce his candidacy.

Former Edmond Memorial High School teacher and football coach Mike Idleman of Choctaw said he is ready to challenge Cargill in the Republican primary for HD 96. Education, infrastructure, tax reduction and controlling government spending are among his interests. Idleman owns a court reporting business and is a regional vice president for Primerica Financial Services. He’s concerned about the role of money in politics.

“You shouldn’t have to spend thousands of dollars if you’re the right guy for the job,” he said.

Dianne Hunter, D-Edmond, will seek the nomination for Oklahoma’s 96th House District as well. “I’m running for a seat where the incumbent is spending my tax dollar and my tax dollar is going for the incumbent’s salary and yet the incumbent can’t remember to file his taxes, or pay his taxes,” Hunter said.

Hunter also said solutions for health care will not come from Washington, D.C. Congress will follow the best health-care solutions developed by the states, she said.

“It is vital for Oklahoma that people who know something about health care have a voice out there in the capitol,” said Hunter, administrator for the Oklahoma Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic.

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