Oklahoma Co. District Attorney Candidates To Debate Tuesday

For the primary time in 16 years, Oklahoma County is ready to have a brand new high prosecutor.

The 2 candidates vying to succeed District Lawyer David Prater will sq. off in a Information 9, NonDoc debate Tuesday night moderated by Storme Jones and Tres Savage.

Information 9 polling exhibits the race between Republican Kevin Calvey and Democrat Vicki Behenna race is neck-and-neck.

Calvey is present an Oklahoma County Commissioner and was beforehand a state lawmaker for 12 years. He additionally served within the U.S. Military, rising to the rank of captain and was awarded the Bronze Star for his work prosecuting instances towards terrorists in Iraq in 2007 and 2008.

Calvey’s Republican main was pressured right into a run-off election which he gained with almost 61 p.c of the vote in August.

On the opposite aspect of the ticket, will probably be Democrat Vicki Behenna’s first time on an Election Day poll. She labored as a federal prosecutor for greater than 25 years.

Throughout her time with the Western District of Oklahoma, she assisted with the prosecution of Oklahoma Metropolis Bomber Timothy McVeigh in 1997.

She at present works in a non-public observe and is the chief director of the Oklahoma Innocence Venture.

The controversy begins at 5:30 on the Auditorium at The Douglas and is free and open to the general public.

It can additionally stream dwell on all Information 9 digital platforms, together with our web site, information app, and streaming app.