Jon Echols, a Republican attorney and former Oklahoma House majority floor leader, is running for attorney general in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Echols, who represented House District 90 from 2012 to 2024, said on his campaign website he would focus on public safety, government accountability and border security if elected.
Candidate information
- Party: Republican
- Race: Oklahoma attorney general, 2026 general election
- Date of birth: Dec. 3, 1979
- Hometown: Oklahoma City
- Education: Bachelor's degree in political science, University of Oklahoma; juris doctor, Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he graduated at the top of his class, according to Wikipedia
- Current employment: Attorney at Crowe & Dunlevy, according to BallotReady
Echols says he is a fifth-generation Oklahoman whose family roots trace to the Land Run. His family still owns a farm in Okeene dating to 1893, according to his campaign website.
Experience and public service
Echols served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for House District 90 from 2012 to 2024, rising to House majority floor leader, according to Wikipedia. He also worked as an attorney at Echols & Associates.
Outside the Legislature, Echols says he co-founded Shelter Oklahoma Schools, a charity he says has raised more than $2.5 million to build storm shelters at schools across the state, including in Western Heights and Moore. He also says he serves as a board member at City Rescue Mission.
On the issues
Public safety and illegal marijuana: Echols authored House Bill 2095 in 2023, which gave the attorney general's office full authority to investigate and enforce violations of the state's medical marijuana laws, according to The Frontier. He also authored the bill creating the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to regulate the industry, The Frontier reported. As attorney general, Echols says he would address illegal Chinese marijuana, Kratom and fentanyl, according to his campaign's X account.
Gun rights: In 2019, Echols was the House author of House Bill 2597, known as "Constitutional Carry," and led efforts to get it passed and signed into law, according to Wikipedia.
Government transparency: Echols says he created the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, which he says has found millions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer money. He says he also received the Sunshine Award for his commitment to transparency, according to his campaign website.
Healthcare: Echols says the federal 340B drug program is supposed to provide rebates for prescriptions to low-income patients, but he says those rebates are being siphoned off by medical providers and not reaching patients, according to his campaign issue page.
Border security: Echols says he would support President Trump in securing the border and battling cartels, according to his campaign's X account.
Endorsements
Echols has received the following endorsements, according to BallotReady:
- Make Oklahoma Healthy Again
- Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association, also known as OK2A
Candidate positions and claims about personal accomplishments are drawn from Echols' campaign website, social media and BallotReady responses unless otherwise attributed.
