Kevin Stitt, Republican candidate for Oklahoma Governor, will be in Poteau on Thursday, June 7,2018 for a meet and greet at the Days Inn and Suites beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend the meet and greet in the Grand Room.
According to the Kevin Stitt for Governor webpage – Stitt is a conservative Republican candidate for governor who is running to end politics as usual at the State Capitol and to lead Oklahoma with a vision to be Top Ten in growth, education, infrastructure, healthcare, and government efficiency.
Stitt is an Oklahoman entrepreneur and businessman who founded Gateway Mortgage in 2000 with $1,000 and a computer. By delivering strong leadership and vision, Stitt has grown Gateway into a nationwide mortgage company that today employs 1,200 people, has 164 field offices in 41 states, and holds a loan servicing portfolio of more than $16 billion.
Stitt is promising to bring his proven business experience to state government where he will put Oklahoma’s checkbook online, apply performance metrics, and audit every state agency.
Stitt is a fourth-generation Oklahoman, raised in Norman where his dad was a pastor and spent many summers as a youth in Skiatook where his grandfather owned a dairy farm.
Stitt graduated from Norman High School and worked his way through Oklahoma State University by selling books with the Southwestern Company.
Stitt is a man driven by faith and family.
He has been married to his wife, Sarah, for nearly 20 years and together they have six children and live in Tulsa.
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