John Symcox, a life-long Oklahoma Republican and community leader, announced his candidacy Wednesday to become the next State Senator for the 30th District of Oklahoma. “I am ready to serve our citizens and solve problems to improve our state,” said Symcox.
The district includes portions of Northwest Oklahoma City, Quail Creek, Bethany, Warr Acres and The Village. With his strong values, financial and banking experience, deep roots in Oklahoma, and a commitment to public service, Symcox is uniquely qualified. Symcox said that his desire to help others led him to run for public office.
“Oklahoma City is a very special place,” said Symcox. “The people of this community have meant so much to me in my life. I feel passionate about helping others. My friends and family have supported me and continue to support me so that I can dedicate my time to public service. I am humbled to announce my candidacy as a conservative Republican, with the hope of giving back to a community that has given me so much.”
Symcox announced his candidacy surrounded by friends and family. He was emotional about his dedication to the state of Oklahoma and his district.
“In the coming weeks and months,” Symcox said, “I’ll be meeting with many of the residents of our district, listening to your ideas and humbly asking for your support. I’ll need your help to make sure that I can represent your needs and help our state overcome our financial difficulties. The last few years have been very challenging and state funding is my top priority.”
Symcox currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors of Upward Transitions, a non-profit dedicated to helping the Homeless. He is passionate about education, mental health, and prison reform, the homeless and fiscal responsibility.
He is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City, Class 34, the United Way of Central Oklahoma’s Board Serve Program, Class I and was recently selected as one of the next generation of Oklahoma’s most powerful people by the Friday Newspaper. As a financial expert, Symcox is a fiscal conservative with a passion for helping others and developing financial solutions for non-profits.
Symcox was raised in Norman, Oklahoma, and is a product of the Norman Public School system. He graduated from Norman North High School in 2002 and then graduated from Westminster College with a degree in Business Finance. He holds many professional licenses including; Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Series 7, Series 66 and is a Commercial Line Specialist for Property and Casualty Insurance. While attending college, he played soccer on the Varsity soccer team and became a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He has also coached youth soccer for many years. Holding a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “C” license, he enjoys coaching both of his nieces’ soccer teams.
He worked for Mass Mutual Insurance for many years before moving to First Fidelity Bank to lead the Wealth Management Division in 2009. As the Senior Wealth Management Advisor and a fifth generation banker, he is the son of Lee and Suzie Symcox. Lee is the C.E.O of First Fidelity Bank and Suzie is the Chief Administrative Officer. First Fidelity Bank is a local community bank that was originally chartered in 1921 and has grown to over 1.5 billion in assets with branches in Oklahoma and Arizona.
Symcox has deep roots in Oklahoma. His family arrived in Oklahoma during the land run and have been successful in banking, agriculture and public service. Symcox’ s great-grandfather was Josh Lee, a United States Congressman and Senator who was also a Baptist minister and later became a professor at the University of Oklahoma. His grandmother was a public school teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma for 28 years.
The 30th District seat is being vacated by David Holt who is running for Oklahoma City Mayor.
John is hot and ready for this position. I certainly hope he succeeds!
Met John today, while he was knocking on doors, and I was on a walk in Quail Creek with my wife. He was knowledgeable in many areas, has relevant life experience, he was genuinely friendly, and eagerly open to receiving information and opinions about topics he humbly declared himself a “non-expert.” Those are qualities all missing in many of our legislators today. Fastest way to earning a constituent is still shaking their hand and just chatting for a few minutes. I’ll volunteer for the team if Coach Symcox will have me. Thank you.