Joe Watkins
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget; bills to raise taxes start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Small business owner (Wood Dimensions Co.)
- Lives in
- Tulsa
Background
- Born and raised in Midtown Tulsa; graduated from Memorial High School. source: joewatkinsforok.com
- Worked from an entry-level job at QuikTrip into management, then as a corporate IT specialist. source: joewatkinsforok.com
- In 2021 took over Wood Dimensions Co., a woodworking business previously owned by Watkins' father. source: joewatkinsforok.com
- Co-founded From Heart to Hand Outreach, which delivers supplies to people experiencing homelessness in Tulsa, and serves on the leadership team of the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation. source: joewatkinsforok.com
- Age 36 at candidate filing in April 2026. source: nondoc.com
In their own words
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- Cap prices of essential medications such as insulin and inhalers, and a Patient Bill of Rights to end surprise billing source: joewatkinsforok.com
- Modernize the Housing Trust Fund with a state-local match; right to counsel for tenants in eviction court source: joewatkinsforok.com
- Oppose further private school voucher expansion; raise pay for school support staff source: joewatkinsforok.com
- Protect net metering for solar owners; tax credits for home battery storage and EV charging source: joewatkinsforok.com
- Healthy Food Financing Initiative for local grocers and urban farms in East Tulsa food deserts source: joewatkinsforok.com
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