Oklahoma State House District 18 (unopposed)

Current seat holder: David Smith (R).

David Smith

David Smith grew up in the Divide community close to Nashoba, OK, where he spent summers with his grandparents. From the age of 10, he worked the fields, hoeing peanuts near Red Rock State Park and cantaloupe and watermelon in other parts of the state. He quit school at the age of 15 and got a job as a dishwasher in a local restaurant to help support his mother and younger brother.

“This will help us fill gaps, particularly in rural Oklahoma, where people lack access to dentists,” (Oklahoma House of Representatives)
“We're attempting to fill some gaps throughout all of Oklahoma where people lack access to dentists and hygienists,” (Oklahoma House of Representatives)