U.S. House · Oklahoma's 1st District

• ✓SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Says illegal immigrants should not receive taxpayer-funded benefits and supports stronger eligibility guardrails on safety-net programs.[2]

  “Illegal immigrants should not receive taxpayer-funded benefits.”

• ✕OpposesExpand public health coverage

  Calls for stronger standards and guardrails on Medicaid, citing fraud and abuse, rather than expanding public coverage.[2]

• ✓SupportsBroad tariffs on imported goods

  Supports rebuilding domestic supply chains and reducing reliance on foreign manufacturing for pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and rare earth minerals.[2]

• "An economy that works" — rebuilding domestic supply chains and manufacturing and pursuing energy independence.[2]
• Government accountability — reducing spending and addressing what he describes as fraud and abuse in programs like Medicaid and SNAP.[2]
• Describes his campaign as guided by "American Values" including capitalism and what he calls Western Judeo-Christian founding principles.[2]

• Earned a bachelor's degree from Missouri Southern State University (1992), a graduate degree from the University of Tulsa (1994), and a graduate degree from Biola University (2013).[2]
• Owner and CEO of Tedford Insurance, an independent agency specializing in commercial insurance and employee benefits.[2]
• Serves as Vice Chair of the Oklahoma House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight Committee (2025-2026).[2]

Raised $1.8M · spent $1.6M · $174K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Lists protecting funding for healthcare programs as a priority and cites rising healthcare costs as part of the affordability crisis.[3]

• ✓SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care

  Lists protecting funding for childcare programs among the essential programs he would fight for in Congress.[3]

• Addressing the affordability crisis, citing rising costs of healthcare, housing and childcare for working-class Oklahomans.[3]
• Improving education outcomes and opposing the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]
• Protecting funding for healthcare, housing, childcare, education, infrastructure and job training programs.[3]

• Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma; earned a high school diploma from Jenks High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Tulsa in 1999.[3]
• Career experience includes owning an insurance agency, teaching social studies at Edison Prep, and coaching soccer.[3]
• Elected to the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education, District 5, taking office July 7, 2020; current term ends in 2028.[3]

Raised $142K · spent $105K · $37K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗