Last week, in Oklahoma City, Attorney R Kyle Alderson was confronted with serious allegations in a civil suit he has been litigating for nearly a year. Candidates for District Court Judge have limits on their professional behavior, which include some involvement with political parties.
​  Yesterday we learned that Alderman withdrew his name from a race for District Court Judge. It's not yet clear if last week and this week are connected?
  Alderson has been a municipal judge for Pawnee, OK, as well as Tulsa, OK. The law firm of Titus Hillis lists Alderson as a part of their law firm while concurrently presiding as a municipal judge.
  Alderson represents a defendant in a case brought by a member of the Oklahoma Republican Party, against the party leadership, claiming violations of the OKGOP charter bylaws.
  It's not clear if the members of the OKGOP's presiding authority (the State Committee) was even notified of the lawsuit, but the 4 Central Committee members were named in the lawsuit.
  Judges (and judicial candidates) have certain rules prohibiting their actions in certain groups, because it could present appearances of bias, especially if an association expects their members to give preference to fellow members (i.e. Fraternal groups, secret societies, & groups with political agendas).

  The August runoff election is very tight in many races, and the ballot is bigger than most previous years.

  Click here to go to the very latest official state results, as well as links to every county election board and the municipal, county and school district results.

  2022 is a big year in electoral politics and the impact can direct national policy and global impact.
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  Both of the state's seats in the US Senate are impacted by this election. Many statewide offices are also on the ballot.

Tulsa's perennial political operative, Paul Tay, has been released from the Tulsa County Jail, this week.
8 months ago, the District Attorney's office dropped some of the charges related to his August 2021 arrest. At the time, law enforcement claimed he's kidnapped, beaten, and sexually assaulted an Oklahoma City woman.
It appears that his 12 months of confinement have totally cost the man everything. 

•  His home
• His belongings
• His reputation

A research into his legal records show that Mr. Tay has once again showed more intellectual skill than most members of the Oklahoma Bar Association; in legal filings and advocating his legal rights.
Mr. Tay has some unique personality traits. Some suspect a chronic mood disorder is at the core of his outbursts and bizarre political tactics.
A few years ago, Mr. Tay reached out to Sooner Politics within a few hours of his release from jail. He'd already filed for the mayoral race in those hours.