Biography
Randy Cowling is the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma State Senate District 2 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, his campaign described him as a journalist and, for 11 years, executive director of Owasso Community Resources.[3]
Randy Cowling earned a high school diploma from Eureka High School and a degree from Southwest Baptist College in 1993, according to Ballotpedia, which lists him as retired.[1] His survey response says he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Southwest Baptist University and a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.[3] It says he was managing editor of The Claremore Daily Progress and received the Oklahoma Press Association's Sequoyah Award before serving as executive director of Owasso Community Resources.[3] It also says he is married to Pamela Dunlap and has two adult daughters and six grandchildren.[3]
In the survey, Cowling listed stronger schools with smarter spending, greater government transparency, and improving Oklahoma's rankings in education, poverty and domestic violence and tightening predatory loan practices as campaign priorities.[3]
- 1.Randy Cowling - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Randy Cowling - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Oklahoma Senate District 2
Randy Cowling is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Oklahoma Senate District 2 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
