Attorney General of Oklahoma
Nick Coffey
Federal prosecutor, Western District of Oklahoma (his campaign site uses the present tense; Oklahoma Voice calls him a former federal prosecutor)D
- Race
- Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Jon Echols (R)
- Research
- Basic
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Nick Coffey is the Democratic nominee. A fifth-generation Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, he has been a federal prosecutor in the Western District of Oklahoma, where he has handled drug-trafficking, money-laundering and firearms cases. His priorities are rooting out public corruption, public safety, protecting children and watching taxpayer spending.[1][2][3]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Jon Echols R | challenger |
| Nick Coffey D | challenger |
Only Democrat to file; the Democratic primary was canceled.
Biography
Nick Coffey is the Democratic nominee. A fifth-generation Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, he has been a federal prosecutor in the Western District of Oklahoma, where he has handled drug-trafficking, money-laundering and firearms cases. His priorities are rooting out public corruption, public safety, protecting children and watching taxpayer spending.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Coffey is a fifth-generation Oklahoman who lives in Oklahoma City and graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.[3][4]
He worked as a federal prosecutor in the Western District of Oklahoma and served on the Department of Justice's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.[1] Oklahoma Voice, which describes him as a former prosecutor, reported that he spent seven years as an Oklahoma City-based assistant U.S. attorney.[4] According to his campaign, he was named Prosecutor of the Year by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma in 2024 and by Homeland Security Investigations in 2023.[1] Oklahoma Voice reported at his October 2025 campaign launch that it is his first political campaign.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Root out corruption in state government: "our elected Oklahomans should be held to a higher standard."[5]
- Crime: crack down on illegal firearms in the wrong hands, fight drug cartels and protect children from online predators.[5]
- Costs: watch tax dollars and expose business practices that take advantage of Oklahomans.[5]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Protect legal access to abortion
“But right now, with what they’re describing, it is inhumane.”[6]
On a lawsuit by women who say Oklahoma's abortion ban forced them to leave the state for care, as reported by Oklahoma Voice
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/nick-coffey
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Meet Nick · Nick Coffey for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 2.Priorities · Nick Coffey for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 3.Views on abortion, AI set Oklahoma attorney general candidates apart · Oklahoma Voice · 2026-10-15 News report
- 4.Former federal prosecutor runs for Oklahoma attorney general as a Democrat · Oklahoma Voice · 2025-10-16 News report
- 5.Priorities · Nick Coffey for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 6.Views on abortion, AI set Oklahoma attorney general candidates apart · Oklahoma Voice · 2026-10-15 News report