Kevin Calvey (born July 13, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has served as an

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Commissioner for District 3 since 2019. He previously served in the

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as the member for the 94th district from 1998 to 2006 and as the member for the 82nd district from 2014 to 2018. Calvey ran for

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in 2006 and 2010, losing the Republican primaries to

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and

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respectively. In 2022, was the Republican nominee for Oklahoma County district attorney. He received 45.61% of the vote, losing to Democrat Vicki Behenna with 54.4% of the vote.Patterson, Mat
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Accessed Nov. 14, 2022. Calvey served as a JAG prosecutor from 2007 to 2008 in

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during the

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Oklahoma House of Representatives (1998-2006)

Calvey served in the

from 1998 to 2006.

2006 Congressional campaign

Calvey ran for

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. He lost the Republican primary to

Military service

Calvey joined the

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while in office. He was deployed to

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between January 28, 2007, and January 27, 2008 during the

. While deployed he served as a prosecutor in

. He reached the rank of

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and earned a

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for his service.

2010 Congressional campaign

In 2010,

was an open seat after

retired to run for

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. Calvey ran for

in the

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. He finished second in the Republican primary, and lost the runoff election to

Oklahoma House of Representatives (2014-2018)

Calvey was reelected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives and served from 2014 to 2018. In April 2015, during a House debate on a bill to raise the pay for

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Justices, Calvey said “If I were not a

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, and didn't have a prohibition against suicide, I'd walk across the street and douse myself in gasoline and set myself on fire!” He later clarified he was trying to draw attention to Oklahoma Supreme Court rulings that struck down

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. In 2018, Calvey reported threatening phone calls to his legislative office to the

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Oklahoma County Commissioner

Calvey declared his candidacy in 2017 for the District 3 Commissioner of Oklahoma County, seeking to represent portions of

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, Edmond and Arcadia. Calvey won the nomination in the June 26th Republican primary. Calvey resigned from the House of Representatives, following the November 6, 2018 general election where he was elected as an

Commissioner. Calvey was sworn in at the Oklahoma County Commissioners meeting on January 3, 2019.

2022 Oklahoma County DA Race

Calvey chose to not run for reelection as County Commission but instead to run for Oklahoma County district attorney in 2022. He received 45.61% of the vote, losing to Democrat Vicki Behenna with 54.4% of the vote.

Electoral history

References

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