Jerry Griffin
Independent · OK
Jerry Griffin is a former Tulsa Public Schools board member, elected in 2020 after unseating a 16-year incumbent. His platform centers on governing independent of both major parties and on measurable performance in state government.
Where Jerry Griffin stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (1 record), Anti-Corruption (2 records), Immigration (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted for a 1.8 percent pay adjustment for eligible school employees.
January 25, 2021Supports Labor Rights
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Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support
Moved and voted to have district attorneys investigate civil claims over diverted Tulsa Public Schools funds.
April 3, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption
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Moved to require a forensic audit of Tulsa Public Schools and form an audit committee; the motion failed 1–5.
July 11, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
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Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted to support work visas for international teachers in Tulsa schools.
February 22, 2021Supports Immigration
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against buying about $700,000 in school energy-management materials.
September 21, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to lease the Porter school facility to Native American Coalition Head Start.
June 21, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 12 support
Voted to renew Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences’ charter for four years.
October 2, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for a school-site staffing plan assigning teachers and support staff.
June 5, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Seconded and voted for a three-year KIPP Tulsa University charter renewal with a performance update requirement.
November 7, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to renew four Tulsa charter schools, including a Collegiate Hall renewal with financial conditions.
October 4, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to use Tulsa Tech facilities for secondary students in Tulsa Virtual Academy.
September 20, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to issue district general-obligation bonds to buy school technology equipment.
July 6, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for an amended district budget covering about $630 million in fiscal 2021 spending.
May 3, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to pay Advanced Placement exam fees for Edison Preparatory students.
April 19, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to start a second-chance breakfast program at district secondary schools.
March 8, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to support work visas for international teachers in Tulsa schools.
February 22, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Moved and voted to use the state education agency for teacher background and certification checks.
February 1, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Moved and voted to buy Verizon mobile hotspot data service for district students.
August 17, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Seconded and voted for Tulsa Public Schools to join litigation against social-media companies.
March 6, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Voted to issue district general-obligation school bonds. Voted the same way on June 6, 2022.
May 15, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Seconded and voted to award the district’s 2023A general-obligation school bonds.
January 23, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted to award district general-obligation school bonds.
February 7, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted to issue district general-obligation bonds to buy school technology equipment.
July 6, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted for emergency repairs to school water, sewer and sprinkler systems after the winter storm.
April 5, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
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Moved and voted to issue district general-obligation school bonds.
January 4, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 21 records
Resigned from the Tulsa school board District 6 seat effective at noon; the board accepted the resignation on January 8.
January 2, 2024
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Seconded and voted to table emergency suspension of superintendent-search requirements; the motion failed 3–4. He abstained on Johnson’s permanent contract.
December 11, 2023
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Voted against a resolution expressing confidence and support for interim Superintendent Ebony Johnson.
November 14, 2023
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Seconded a Tulsa Honor Academy high-school charter renewal for discussion, asked about a shorter monitored term, then voted against the three-year renewal.
October 30, 2023
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Voted to accept Superintendent Deborah Gist’s separation agreement, but against waiving interim-search rules and appointing Ebony Johnson interim superintendent.
August 23, 2023
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Voted against a board resolution asking Oklahoma to grant Tulsa Public Schools accreditation with deficiencies.
August 15, 2023
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Voted against the proposed 2023–24 district school calendar; the motion failed 2–4.
March 20, 2023
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Voted against the board’s proposed school-district redistricting Map N, which passed 5–2.
December 12, 2022
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Seconded the unanimous motion to table the board’s school-district map proposal.
September 6, 2022
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Nominated Jennettie Marshall for school board president and vice president; both bids failed.
May 2, 2022
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Moved to postpone board public-comment policy changes until after the April 2022 elections; the motion failed.
January 24, 2022
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Voted against the board calendar for monitoring student goals and school standards.
November 15, 2021
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Voted to change McClure Elementary from pre-K through sixth grade to pre-K through fifth grade.
November 1, 2021
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Voted against the board’s revised mission, student goals and operating limits.
August 2, 2021
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Moved and voted for the district’s 2021–22 school calendar.
March 22, 2021
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Voted against the district plan for fourth- through twelfth-grade students to return in early 2021.
December 14, 2020
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Voted against delaying fourth- through sixth-grade classroom return until January 4, 2021.
November 19, 2020
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Voted for an earlier four-day classroom return for middle and high school students; the motion failed 3–4.
October 19, 2020
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Proposed returning all students to classrooms four days a week in November 2020; the board rejected the motion 1–6.
October 13, 2020
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Moved to table approval of the district’s nine-week remote-learning opening plan for two weeks; no board member seconded his motion.
August 3, 2020
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Nominated and voted for Stacey Woolley as school board president, and nominated Jennettie Marshall for vice president.
July 6, 2020
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Past race Jerry Griffin ran in:
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Oklahoma