Kelly Forbes
What this job does: Takes over if the governor dies, resigns or is removed. Leads the state Senate and can cast the deciding vote in a tie. A term is four years, eight years at most.
- Occupation
- Education consultant (owner, Kelly B's Consulting); former teacher and school administrator
- Lives in
- Oklahoma City
Background
- Raised in Skiatook and Broken Arrow; lives in Oklahoma City. source: forbesforoklahoma.com
- Earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Oklahoma City University, a master's from the University of Central Oklahoma, and a doctorate in administration and leadership from Southern Nazarene University. source: forbesforoklahoma.com
- Worked as a classroom teacher, school administrator, federal programs director, director of dual language education and adjunct professor. source: forbesforoklahoma.com
- Former president of the Oklahoma Association for Bilingual Education; serves on the board of Palomar, Oklahoma City's Family Justice Center. source: news9.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Build a stronger economy source: forbesforoklahoma.com
- Invest in public education source: forbesforoklahoma.com
- Expand access to and affordability of health care source: forbesforoklahoma.com
- Promote tourism source: forbesforoklahoma.com
- Fight corruption and hold government accountable source: forbesforoklahoma.com
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