KOCO. Turner had bested incumbent Jason Dunnington in the Democratic primary in June in the district, which covers part of Oklahoma City.“We ran a campaign based on a lot of things and deep community power is one of those, and visibility,” Turner said after their win. “We ran a campaign based off of the idea that we don’t always need to have allies advocate for us but we can advocate for ourselves.
That was a message a lot of people could get behind. Not just a message, but also an action.”“A lot of people don’t know how much you risk putting your name on the ballot if you are not a white cis het man, and it was a lot of work to get here.