Deskin, Cox Vie To Take On Hofmeister In November
Hopefuls for Oklahoma schools superintendent post square off in Tuesday’s runoff election
by Tim Willert , NEWSOK.COM
John Cox has not been in the education game as long as Freda Deskin and doesn’t have the same name recognition in the state’s largest counties.
But Cox, the soft-spoken leader of a rural school district in northeast Oklahoma, believes he has the experience and grassroots support to become the next state superintendent of public instruction.
“For 20 years, I’ve been a hands-on superintendent, where I’ve actually worked with public school finance and facilities, and child nutrition and transportation,” he said last week. “When people talk to me and ask questions about public schools, I have a true understanding of what they’re actually asking.”
Cox and Deskin face off in Tuesday’s runoff election for the Democratic party nomination.
The winner faces Joy Hofmeister in the Nov. 4 general election. Hofmeister, the Tulsa Republican, beat incumbent Janet Barresi in the June 24 primary.