Melvin Latham
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
- Federal Aviation Administration career; visiting professor at Langston University (per BallotReady)
- Lives in
- Oklahoma City
Background
- Age 70 at candidate filing in April 2026; the only Republican to file for the open House District 99 seat. source: nondoc.com
- Bachelor's degree in electronics/industrial technology from Langston University (1979). source: ballotready.org
- Career with the Federal Aviation Administration (from 1977), later an educator at Langston University. source: votemelvinlatham.com
- Originally from Boyle, Mississippi, according to the campaign site. source: votemelvinlatham.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.
- Health care, eldercare and mental health access source: votemelvinlatham.com
- Education funding and support for public schools and teachers source: votemelvinlatham.com
- Small business support, job training and neighborhood revitalization source: votemelvinlatham.com
- Criminal justice reform and community-oriented policing source: votemelvinlatham.com
- Government accountability and ethics source: votemelvinlatham.com
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