Debate in Senate District 21 before the November 5th election

The two candidates vying for the Oklahoma State Senate District 21 seat will participate in a debate on Wednesday, October 23, ahead of the November 5 general election.

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Robin Fuxa, former professor at Oklahoma State University, and Dr. Randy Grellner is seeking to succeed Sen. Tom Dugger (R-Stillwater), who has decided against seeking a third term.

NonDoc reports that Grellner, who previously unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in 2022, received nearly 80% of Republican primary votes in June. Fuxa, who was a candidate for OSU’s literacy faculty before resigning, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

According to the NonDoc report, Fuxa, 46, is from Chandler and graduated from Strother Public Schools. She has worked as a teacher in Bartlesville and Pawnee and received her doctorate in education from OSU in 2012.

According to the same report, Grellner, 58, is a family doctor who practices in Cushing and works part-time at an urgent care clinic affiliated with Stillwater Medical Center. Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed him to a short-term position on the State Board of Health in 2021 that ended in June. NonDoc notes that Grellner placed sixth in the 2022 Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat, ultimately won by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma).

The debate will take place at the Stillwater Public Library at 5:30 p.m. News 9 will broadcast the debate live.