Dalton Gau

Dalton Gau is the Democratic candidate for the Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 83, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces Republican incumbent Eric Roberts.[1] An attorney who earned his law degree from Oklahoma City University in 2026, he said in a Ballotpedia survey that his campaign focuses on opportunity growth and public education.[1][2]

Dalton Gau graduated from Edmond North High School, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2023 and a law degree from the Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2026.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he was born in House District 83, raised in the Oklahoma City metro, and was elected Vice President of the Student Government Association at the University of Oklahoma, where he also interned in Washington, D.C. for a U.S. Senator.[2] Gau said he worked as a clerk for the Oklahoma House of Representatives and briefly taught high school students at Harding Fine Arts Charter School before law school, and that he worked for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma during most of his time in law school.[2]

In the survey, Gau said he is running because young Oklahomans are leaving the state for better jobs, schools and opportunities, and named opportunity growth and fixing Oklahoma's public education system among his key messages.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.