Attorney General of Oklahoma
Jon Echols
Attorney and business owner; Former Oklahoma House member (12 years)R
- Race
- Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Nick Coffey (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
protect our daughters from biological males in women’s sports
Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Jon Echols R | challenger |
| Nick Coffey D | challenger |
Won the June 16, 2026 Republican primary over Jeff Starling with nearly 55%.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
protect our daughters from biological males in women’s sports
Lists protecting girls' sports from participation by "biological males" among his campaign priorities.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Jon Echols is the Republican nominee. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for 12 years, eight of them as majority floor leader, and now practices law and owns businesses in Oklahoma City. He calls himself the "public safety candidate" and lists law-enforcement support, taxpayer oversight and prosecuting illegal marijuana grows among his priorities.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Echols earned a B.S. in political science from the University of Oklahoma and a law degree from Oklahoma City University.[3][5]
He represented House District 90 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from November 2012 to November 2024.[5][3] He was named majority floor leader after four years in office.[3][1]
Echols co-founded Shelter Oklahoma Schools, a charity that his campaign says has raised more than $2.5 million for school storm shelters, and has owned healthcare and construction companies.[3][6] He advanced to the general election from the June 16 Republican primary.[6][5]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServed in the Oklahoma House for 12 years, including as House majority floor leader (about eight years, per Oklahoma Voice).[7]
- billHis campaign says he created the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (a campaign claim; not independently verified here).[8]
- billSays he filed a bill to clarify the definition of "terminal" in state law and allow early induction of labor in terminal cases (his account to Oklahoma Voice; bill number not located).[7]
In their own words
Priorities
- Back law enforcement and defend liberties; defend taxpayers as a "watch dog" of tax dollars.[4]
- Defend private property rights, including protecting landowners from foreign adversaries, and maintain a working relationship with the state's sovereign tribal nations.[4]
- Ramp up prosecution of illegal marijuana grows with local law enforcement, enforce open records and open meetings laws, and work to settle the long-running poultry pollution lawsuit.[9]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Protect legal access to abortion
“As somebody who’s 100% pro-life, I would follow the law,”[7]
On how he would handle a lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's abortion ban, as reported by Oklahoma Voice
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/jon-echols
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Views on abortion, AI set Oklahoma attorney general candidates apart · Oklahoma Voice · 2026-10-15 News report
- 2.Oklahoma Attorney General race 2026: Jon Echols vs. Nick Coffey on key issues · News 9 · 2026-10-13 News report
- 3.Meet Jon · Jon Echols for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 4.Priorities · Jon Echols for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 5.Jon Echols - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 6.Echols takes Oklahoma AG primary, set to face Democrat in November · Oklahoma Voice · 2026-06-16 News report
- 7.Views on abortion, AI set Oklahoma attorney general candidates apart · Oklahoma Voice · 2026-10-15 News report
- 8.Meet Jon · Jon Echols for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 9.Echols takes Oklahoma AG primary, set to face Democrat in November · Oklahoma Voice · 2026-06-16 News report