Jerry Ellis
The Oklahoma Democratic Party has selected an outgoing State Senator from Valliant as its candidate in a possible special election for the 2nd Congressional District seat in eastern Oklahoma.
Democratic Party Chairman Wallace Collins says Senator Jerry Ellis was picked from a list of three candidates selected during a meeting of the party’s central committee on Saturday.
Ellis is 67 years old and has served 12 years in the Oklahoma House and Senate.
Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin won the general election and received about 70 percent of the vote.
The State Democratic Party says Oklahoma law allows them to select a new candidate to replace Everett and that the Governor must schedule a special election.
Attorney General Scott Pruitt is studying the issue and is expected to brief the Oklahoma State Election Board on Wednesday, before the election results are certified.
