Jeff Pixley

Jeff Pixley served in the U.S. Air Force from 1990 to 2025. He graduated from Centennial High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1998 and a graduate degree from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in 2019. His career experience includes working as a military officer.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a retired Air Force colonel, former fighter pilot, husband, and father of three amazing (now adult) children. After nearly 35 years of service to our country, including service as an enlisted airman, pilot, staff officer, and 3-time commander, I retired from the Air Force a year ahead of my original timeline when it became clear that my commitment to the Constitution and duty to uphold my oath of office might soon be in conflict with the policies of the Department of Defense.

My decades-long record of service included assignments overseas, combat deployments, and "no-fail" missions like support of Air Force One, nuclear operations, and command of Air Force basic training. I was trusted to defend our skies, trusted with America's newest recruits, and molded future officers into leaders of character.

Although I had the option of moving anywhere in the country upon my retirement, I chose to remain in my adopted home of Norman to be near family, support the Sooners, and offer a new version of Democratic leadership to the citizens of Oklahoma.

(No Department of Defense or Department of the Air Force Endorsement Implied or Intended)

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Our federal government is wildly out of balance, lacking the oversight and accountability that our founders intended. This drift has been underway for years, but today's politics demonstrate the dangers of power consolidation and how it robs the American people of our voice.

Congress must restore strict oversight, hold itself and the other branches accountable to federal ethics rules, and must establish new safeguards to ensure a drift back into imbalance cannot happen.The American economy is stacked against regular people. The consolidation of wealth and political power at the top of the economic pyramid has robbed the American worker of the wealth and economic opportunities we create with our daily labors.

The United States has all the ingredients to be the most prosperous country in the world, with the benefits of our innovation and effort enjoyed by everyone. Massive wealth inequality is not inevitable; it is a choice. Our tax system favors the wealthy, punishes those at the bottom, and stifles upward mobility and innovation. Anti-labor practices have taken power from those who keep the engine of our economy running, and our failed healthcare system is both immoral and an economic anchor.Every person has inherent dignity and worth. All people deserve respect, due process, and an opportunity to achieve their biggest dreams without being marginalized, oppressed, or criminalized for who they are, where they are from, how they worship, or any other characteristic that makes them the person they are.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Constitutional governance, federal ethics, tax reform, healthcare, national defense, immigration reform, and justice policy.