Darien Radcliffe

I am an (almost) lifelong resident of Mayes County, home of the largest industrial park west of the Mississippi-which is aiming stealthily to take over our county. We conquered the 2022 TIF, and are now battling Data Centers, after having elected a County Commissioner who brought Solar Road User Agreements in en masse. (I do not live in his district, and would NOT have voted for him if I did!) Mayes County provides an abundance of water to neighboring municipalities, including Tulsa-and potentially the Inola Smelter-this is a highly unreported topic. We formerly had a newspaper who reported on almost every official meeting in the county, and hated fiscal government corruption; this service has been greatly reduced since it closed in 2025. There are a lot of other underlying problems, between Mid America Industrial Park, GRDA, Go0gle, and an abundance of people who think they should vote for their friend, not the best candidate. We are seeing a growing awareness due to the influx of Data Centers, and multiple groups fighting them. I did run for County Clerk in 2024, and received 11% of the vote, after having been unable to campaign due to family reasons. My family serves our community through Pastoring a small church, our County GOP, and hosting our local Azure Standard drop. Regenerative agriculture, stable and free economies, local enterprises and a strong, Constitutional Republic are very dear to my heart. I have been an avid reader and writer from a child; my spiritual gift is Teacher, so I love research and investigation, presenting the facts, and proclaiming the Truth that sets men free. I love the topics of: History, including Biblical, World, American, and Local; Law and Education, both the proper qualities thereof, and the corruption; Legislative function, reviewing bills, following committees, etc; Family and Farming. I am very excited to be able to use the gifts that God has given me to empower my local community and my state. I am looking to provide reports on the County Commissioner meeting every week, along with City Council Meetings, School Board Meetings, Water and Electric Board Meetings, among others, as I am able. I have ready access to most of the schedules and agendas. I may also be interested in providing opinion articles on the above listed topics, local elections, and any other material that may be useful. Some of my writing/reporting/communicating heroes are Joel Salatin, Mollie Engelhart, Holly Hickman, Jason Murphy, and Craig Roberts; and literary works: Eleanor H. Porter’s Pollyanna and Just David, and Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and of course, Laura Ingalls Wilder, for the way that they draw the reader in, and immerse them in the story.

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