To improve Congress, listen to the staffers who make the institution run, the Congressional Management Foundation's Bradford Fitch writes in an opinion column.
The 285 filers were the fewest in more than a decade, and even that number is likely to drop some this coming week because of withdrawals and contests of candidacy.
The journalist, two other Republicans and two Democrats seeking to replace veteran Bob Anthony, leaving the state Corporate Commission because of term limits
The filing deadline for the November elections has passed, spotlighting a key race in Oklahoma City's District 48 where two Democrats are set to compete.
The 133 offices contested this year drew just 206 applicants, the fewest for an opening day since 2012. Given that about two-thirds of all filings have historically occurred on the