💵 Grassroots vs. Millionaires: Jake Merrick’s Campaign Is Running on a Shoestring Jake Merrick’s just-filed 2026 Pre-Primary Campaign Finance Report shows a candidate running a true grassroots, low-budget campaign for governor, in sharp contrast to the millionaire candidates and self-funded operations dominating this race. Merrick began the April 1 through June 1 reporting period with just $4,275 in the bank. Over those two months, he raised $33,178 in monetary contributions, received another $6,780 in in-kind contributions, and spent $34,988. He ended the reporting period with just $2,466 cash on hand. This is not a campaign with millions in the bank or the ability to write large personal checks to itself. It is a lean operation built on small-dollar donations, in-kind support, and candidate reimbursements. Most of Merrick’s contributions came from individual Oklahomans giving modest amounts. There were dozens of donations ranging from $50 to $500. A few larger contributions stood out, including: • $3,411 from Pamela McClure • $3,100 from Eric Swart • $3,100 from Jami Swart The Swart contributions were made on the same day from the same Alva address. Even so, the report overwhelmingly reflects a small-donor campaign. One of the most significant forms of support came through in-kind contributions. Firefighter Rick Horner donated the use of an RV for campaign travel, valued at $2,600 per month during April and May, totaling $5,200 during this reporting period alone. Other in-kind contributions covered items such as: • Printing • Mailing supplies • Office supplies • Parade materials This type of practical support helps reduce the campaign’s actual cash expenditures while allowing Merrick to continue traveling and campaigning statewide. So where did the money go? A substantial portion went back to Merrick himself through candidate reimbursements. During this reporting period, he was reimbursed more than $14,000 for fuel, travel expenses, filing fees, and other campaign-related costs he personally covered. Additional expenditures included: • Yard signs and printing through Sign It Up • Travel and lodging expenses • Hampton Inns • Love’s Travel Stops • Oklahoma Turnpike tolls • Website and digital services through GoDaddy • Recurring QR code services • Radio advertising • Event tables and sponsorships • Bookkeeping services • Photography What the report does not show is just as noteworthy. There are no massive media buys. There are no high-dollar out-of-state political consultants. There are no large PAC contributions. This is retail politics: signs, events, travel across Oklahoma, and a basic digital presence. The contrast with the millionaire candidates in this race is striking. While some campaigns have access to millions through candidate loans and are spending heavily on consultants, advertising, and media placement, Merrick is operating on a shoestring budget. He finished the reporting period with less than $2,500 in cash, enough to keep the campaign moving for now, but with virtually no financial cushion. The report paints the picture of a candidate attempting to run a statewide campaign the old-fashioned way: Relying on supporters for small-dollar donations and in-kind help. Reimbursing himself for travel expenses as funds become available. Stretching every dollar on fuel, signs, events, and voter outreach instead of expensive media buys. Whether that approach can compete against self-funded millionaire candidates remains to be seen. What is clear from the numbers is that Jake Merrick is running a genuinely low-budget, grassroots operation in a race where several of his opponents have substantially deeper pockets and far greater self-funding capacity. All figures come directly from Merrick’s Oklahoma Ethics Commission Pre-Primary Report filed June 8, 2026.

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The Justice Department has released new guidelines that find the EEOC’s use of “disparate impact” is unconstitutional. Good. Disparate impact is a woke legal doctrine that’s rewritten American standards:

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Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. cnn.it/3S3Ar4O

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