In a public forum May 12, Tulsa County Republican Chairman Melissa Myers announced that her office had contacted both Oklahoma Republican Candidates for Attorney General. Jon Echols confirmed immediately. Jeff Starling did not.
Jon Echols is a fifth-generation Oklahoman with roots back to the Land Run. He is a serial entrepreneur who received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma and his law degree from Oklahoma City University.
“I am the only candidate in the Republican primary that’s ever been in an Oklahoma courtroom. I’ve tried numerous cases on the criminal defense side, and some family law but what separates me: I am the only one in this race that has ever started a business with their own money at their own risk out of the Republican and Democrat field, Echols said.
