Jeremiah Gantz

Jeremiah Gantz served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2008 to 2019. He graduated from Daniel Webster High School. He attended Tulsa Tech, Tulsa Community College, and George Washington University. His career experience includes working as a customer service representative.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Hi, I'm Jeremiah Gantz. I grew up in Kellyville, right here in rural, northeast Oklahoma, but also spent a lot of my childhood in urban Tulsa, so I'm familiar with both environments.

I started working at QuikTrip at 16 and joined the Army at 18. I served in the medical corps and found my way to a leadership position way above my actual pay grade. When I came home, I spent some time training to be an EMT, but ultimately found my way to the automotive industry. I earned a reputation as a reliable, upstanding leader who got results.

I decided to run for office because I could no longer sit by, watching our elected leaders bluster about making our country great while working families are finding it harder to get by every day. The cost of living is only going up, rural hospitals are closing, and collectively we are 50th in the nation in education. Surveillance is going up, invading our privacy and degrading our freedom, and our rights are being taken away.

Whether you are Republican, Democrat, Independent, or Libertarian, I'd like to be your candidate. I'm here to fight for freedom (including 2A!), for the working and middle class (that's all of us), and for fairness. I'm not a career politician or a business owner looking for special favors. I'm just a regular Oklahoman, tired of the wrong people in government.

Vote Jeremiah Gantz on November 3, 2026!

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?

Working families deserve a fair shot.

Working Oklahomans deserve to get ahead, not just get by. I support policies that lower everyday costs, strengthen local businesses, protect homeowners, and ensure economic growth benefits the people who live and work here—not just large corporations or special interests.Every Oklahoman deserves access to essential services.

Every community deserves access to quality public schools and reliable healthcare. I'll fight to strengthen public education, invest in teachers and students, and protect and improve rural hospitals and emergency medical services so families don't have to leave their communities to receive essential care.Government should protect your rights and answer to you.

Government exists to protect our rights—not chip away at them. I'll defend constitutional freedoms, including the Second Amendment, protect personal privacy, increase transparency, and make sure elected officials answer to the people they represent.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I want Oklahoma to be a place where working families can build a good life.

I'm passionate about strengthening public education because every child deserves the opportunity to succeed. I'm passionate about expanding access to healthcare, especially in rural areas where hospital closures leave families without nearby emergency care. I'm committed to lowering the cost of living so hardworking Oklahomans can afford housing, healthcare, and the necessities of everyday life.

I'm also passionate about protecting individual liberty. That includes defending constitutional rights, safeguarding personal privacy, increasing transparency in government, and ensuring elected officials remain accountable to the people they serve.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I wouldn't say there's any one person whose example I want to follow in everything, but I respect John McCain for the way he handled political disagreement. During the 2008 presidential campaign, when a supporter made a disparaging claim about Barack Obama, McCain stopped her and defended his opponent as a decent person who he simply disagreed with.

I didn't agree with McCain on everything, but I respected that. Politics can get heated, but disagreeing with someone doesn't make them your enemy or a bad person. I want to be able to stand firmly for what I believe in while still treating the people I disagree with, with respect.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity.

What that means to me is, an elected official should do what they believe is right for the people they represent, even when it is politically inconvenient. They should be honest about their decisions, keep their word, admit when they are wrong, and never use public office for personal gain. Voters may not always agree with every decision I make, but they should always be able to trust that I made it in good faith.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Represent the people who elected me.

To me, this means listening to my constituents, being accessible to them, understanding the challenges facing our communities, and carrying their concerns to the Capitol. It also means studying the issues, making informed decisions, and being willing to explain those decisions honestly.

The seat belongs to the people of House District 14—not to me, a political party, or any special interest. My responsibility is to serve them.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I'd like to be known for being personable, having integrity, and improving the lives of those around me.

If the people I served can say that I listened to them, treated them with respect, kept my word, and made their community a better place to live, that would be a legacy I'd be proud of.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked at Reasor's from age 14-16, then joined QuikTrip at 16. I worked at QuikTrip off and on, around my military service, until I left at age 25, having achieved the position of Assistant Manager. Then I became a letter carrier for the US Postal Service for a year or two.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

I grew up in a low-income household, shaped both by poor mental health and substance abuse. My struggle has been to rise above those circumstances to achieve a stable, middle-class lifestyle.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

I think the governor and the legislature should be able to work together while still doing their own jobs. Legislators should debate ideas, work out disagreements, and pass bills they believe will help the people they represent. When those bills reach the governor, they should be judged based on whether they're good for Oklahoma—not based on party politics or who gets the credit.

The governor doesn't work for the legislature, and the legislature doesn't work for the governor. We all work for the people of Oklahoma. We're not always going to agree, and that's okay. But when a good bill makes it to the governor's desk and it makes Oklahoma better, he or she needs to sign it.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

I think some of Oklahoma's biggest challenges over the next decade will be jobs, the rising cost of living, and making sure we have the resources we need to keep growing.

We need good jobs, but we also need to make sure Oklahomans have the education and training to get those jobs. And those jobs need to pay enough for people to actually live here. Housing and everyday expenses keep getting more expensive, and we can't let Oklahoma become a place where working families can't afford to get by.

I'm also concerned about water. Our population is growing, new industries are moving in, and our farmers and ranchers already depend on a reliable water supply. We need to think long-term about how we use and protect that resource so we're not sacrificing our farms, our communities, or our future for short-term economic growth.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes. Good policymaking requires listening to people with different perspectives, because no individual or political party has a monopoly on good ideas. I believe in working across the aisle, finding common ground where we can, and judging proposals on their merits.

That said, compromise should be a means to better policy, not an end in itself. Meeting in the middle is not inherently virtuous when one side is acting in bad faith, undermining democratic institutions, or pursuing policies designed primarily to entrench its own power. I will compromise on how we achieve our goals, but not on fundamental rights, democratic principles, or my responsibility to the people I represent.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Oklahoma Democratic Veterans Federation

What was the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember?

The OJ Simpson trial, the Oklahoma City bombing, Y2K, and 9/11 were all significant events during my childhood.