Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Executive Director Joel Kintsel is entering the 2022 gubernatorial race calling himself a “Ronald Reagan Conservative.”
“Throughout my career, I have served the people of Oklahoma and I am honored today to announce my candidacy for Governor. Oklahoma is in desperate need of a governor who will obey the law, set high ethical standards and do things by the book. The Stitt Administration is rife with corruption, self-dealing and cronyism and Oklahomans deserve another choice,” said Kintsel in his campaign announcement.
Kintsel is from Oilton. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with his bachelor’s degree and received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma. Kintsel is a lieutenant colonel in the Oklahoma Air National Guard. He also serves as a Staff Judge Advocate of the 137th Special Operations Wing at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base. He’s also been a staff member in the Oklahoma House.
Kinstel is leaning into his attack on Governor Stitt.
“If elected, my first priority will be to clean up the corruption and mismanagement left behind by the Stitt Administration. We cannot allow Stitt and his buddies to continue enriching themselves at the taxpayer’s expense. Let’s stand together and set things right for Oklahoma. Let’s create a future where all Oklahomans have the opportunity to succeed and thrive,” said Kintsel.
Kintsel and Stitt will likely face Mark Sherwood and Moira McCabe for the Republican nomination.
The filing period for the 2022 elections begins next week.
The primary will be held on June 28, 2022.
This candidate has no platform or ideas, so not much to talk about… comparing himself to Reagan seems like the same self serving flattery of Obama comparing himself to Lincoln. Elections are about ideas, not egos and bragging