Coyle, Cushing, Drumright, Ingalls, Langston, Mehan, Orlando, Quay, Ripley, Stillwater, Yale
Name: Dr. Max E. Burchett, Jr. (D-Advancing to Nov. 3 election)
Age: 49
City of Residence: Guthrie, Oklahoma
Hometown: Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Occupational History: Chief Information Officer at Oklahoma City Indian Clinic.
Pharmacist and healthcare executive with experience improving complex systems, managing budgets, and delivering measurable performance improvements in critical services.
Previous Public and/or Community Service: Healthcare leadership serving Native communities, improving access, reliability, and outcomes. Focused on operational results rather than titles, with work centered on strengthening systems people rely on every day.
Why are you running? I am running to bring a results-driven, operational mindset to state government. Too often, we measure effort instead of outcomes.
I believe Oklahoma needs leadership focused on execution, accountability, and delivering measurable improvements for families and communities.
What issue is your main focus and how will you address it if elected? My focus is making state systems work better— healthcare access, education outcomes, and economic opportunity. I will apply a performance-based approach: set clear metrics, reduce inefficiencies, and ensure taxpayer dollars produce measurable, local results.
In one sentence, why should voters choose you? Voters should choose me for practical, performancedriven leadership focused on results— not process or politics.