Lucas gets tea party primary challenger
January 28, 2014 | 01:17 PM
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., may be on the verge of victory in the farm bill, but an Oklahoma rancher announced Monday that he will run against Lucas in the Republican primary, saying Lucas is too liberal for his district, The Oklahoma Farm Report, a radio program, has reported.
Robert Hubbard
Robert Hubbard, a businessman in Oklahoma’s Third District, said in his announcement, “We are the reddest congressional district in the reddest state in the country. Yet Congressman Lucas has one of the most liberal voting records in our state.”
“We are at a time when our nation needs consistent, conservative leadership,” said Hubbard. “And frankly, we are not getting that with our current Congressman.”
Hubbard is a long-time resident of Canadian County, where he owns and operates Hubbard Ranch. In addition he runs a construction company in the Oklahoma City metro area, the radio program said.
Robert Hubbard
Robert Hubbard, a businessman in Oklahoma’s Third District, said in his announcement, “We are the reddest congressional district in the reddest state in the country. Yet Congressman Lucas has one of the most liberal voting records in our state.”
“We are at a time when our nation needs consistent, conservative leadership,” said Hubbard. “And frankly, we are not getting that with our current Congressman.”
Hubbard is a long-time resident of Canadian County, where he owns and operates Hubbard Ranch. In addition he runs a construction company in the Oklahoma City metro area, the radio program said.
