Todd Russ

Republican Party

Candidate, Oklahoma Treasurer

Oklahoma Treasurer

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Randy McDaniel (R)

Prior offices:

Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55

Years in office: 2009 - 2022

Successor:Nick Archer (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$114,713

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

June 16, 2026

Education

High school

Sentinel High School, 1979

Bachelor's

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Personal

Profession

Business executive

Contact

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Todd Russ (Republican Party) is theOklahoma Treasurer. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Russ (Republican Party) is running for re-election forOklahoma Treasurer. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onJune 16, 2026.^[source]

Prior to being treasurer, Russ was elected to theOklahoma House of Representatives on October 13, 2009, after a special election to replace RepresentativeRyan McMullen (D), who was appointed to a position in theU.S. Department of Agriculture. He was elected to six terms in the Oklahoma House through 2022, when he declined to seek re-election in favor of seeking election as state treasurer. From 2015 through the end of 2022 he was a member of theAppropriations and Budget Committee, Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Biography

Prior to political office at the state level, Russ was a member of the Cordell City Council. He was in the banking industry for 30 years, was president and CEO of Washita State Bank inBurns Flat, Oklahoma, was chair of the OBA Small Bank Council, and was on the board of the Oklahoma Bankers Association. He also founded his own bank management and consulting business in 2008.^[1][2]

Russ was born June 8, 1961, and is from the fourth generation of his family to live in Western Oklahoma. He graduated from Sentinel High School in 1979, obtained a bachelor’s degree in international finance from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and later graduated from the University of Colorado Graduate School of Banking.^[3][4]

He and his wife Khristy live in Cordell, Oklahoma. They have three children, five grandchildren and are members of the New Beginnings Assembly of God in Cordell.^[5][6]

Elections

2026

See also: Oklahoma Treasurer election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer

IncumbentTodd Russ is running in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Todd Russ

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Oklahoma Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Oklahoma Treasurer

Todd Russ defeatedCharles de Coune andGreg Sadler in the general election for Oklahoma Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Russ (R)	64.8	738,545
		Charles de Coune (D)	30.7	349,876
		Greg Sadler (L)	4.5	51,858

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,140,279
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Treasurer

Todd Russ defeatedClark Jolley in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Treasurer on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Russ	55.5	150,431
		Clark Jolley	44.5	120,561

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,992
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Charles de Coune advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Treasurer.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer

Todd Russ andClark Jolley advanced to a runoff. They defeatedDavid Hooten in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Russ	48.5	164,376
✔		Clark Jolley	33.9	114,776
		David Hooten	17.6	59,721

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 338,873
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Mazzei (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Greg Sadler advanced from the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma Treasurer.

2020

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55

IncumbentTodd Russ defeatedAustin Gipson-Black in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Russ (R)	79.8	11,283
		Austin Gipson-Black (D)	20.2	2,861

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,144
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Austin Gipson-Black advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentTodd Russ advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55.

2018

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55

IncumbentTodd Russ defeatedDennis Dugger in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Russ (R)	52.7	5,698
		Dennis Dugger (D)	47.3	5,106

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,804
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55

Dennis Dugger defeatedFernando Zamarripa in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Dugger	78.9	3,206
	Submit photo	Fernando Zamarripa	21.1	859

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,065
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55

IncumbentTodd Russ advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Todd Russ

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2016

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theOklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016.

IncumbentTodd Russ defeatedWayne A. Walters in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55 general election.^[7]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd RussIncumbent	58.66%	8,052
	Democratic	Wayne A. Walters	41.34%	5,675
Total Votes				13,727
Source:Oklahoma State Election Board

Wayne A. Walters ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55 Democratic primary.^[8][9]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Wayne A. Walters (unopposed)

IncumbentTodd Russ ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55 Republican primary.^[8][9]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Todd RussIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theOklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014. IncumbentTodd Russ was unopposed in the Republican primary. Russ was unchallenged in the general election.^[10][11][12]

2012

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012

Russ ran in the2012 election forOklahoma House of Representatives District 55. Russ ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26 and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^{[13][14][15][16]}

2010

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2010

Russ ran for re-election2010 election forOklahoma State House District 55. Russ was unchallenged in the general election on November 2, 2010. Russ was unopposed in the Republican primary election on July 27, 2010.^{[17][18][19][20]}

2009

Russ was elected on October 13, 2009, after a special election. He defeated Larry Peck (D) by a margin of 3029 votes to 2388. Russ replaced RepresentativeRyan McMullen (D), who was appointed to a position in the US Department of Agriculture.

Issues

ESG

See also:Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG),State financial officer stances on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)

Environmental, social, and corporate governance
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Russ took positions in opposition to theEnvironmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement.

State financial officers, includingtreasurers,auditors, andcontrollers, are responsible for auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds.

Creation of list of firms with anti-energy policies (February 2023)

In February 2023, Russ announced he had sent questionnaires to banking and financial firms, asking the corporations to explain any ESG policies that applied to oil and natural gas investments. Large asset managers such asBlackRock, Vanguard, and JP Morgan received letters. The questionnaires asked the investment corporations and banks to prove they do not discriminate against energy firms.^[21][22]

Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 declares the petroleum and natural gas industry to be a vital state interest. The new state law went into effect in November 2022 and requires all firms wishing to do business with the state to provide proof that they do not engage in discrimination. The law provides firms 60 days to submit proof that they will not boycott the energy industry and stipulates that firms failing to provide documentation will be “presumed to be engaged in discriminating activities.”^[23][24]

The law also requires the treasurer to compile a list of the discriminating firms.^[25][26]

“I took office on January 9 and began compiling a list of companies, banks, and other entities that act against Oklahoma’s interests because of their ESG stance,” Russ said in a news release. “It is my responsibility to ensure Oklahomans’ tax dollars will not be used to enrich organizations that act counter to our taxpayers’ interests and our values.”^[27][28]

“This list is crucial to provide accountability for our government entities, including organizations responsible for pension funds such as the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and Teachers Retirement System,” Russ said. “OPERS alone has more than 60% of their portfolio totaling more than $10 billion managed byBlackRock, a well-known adversary of energy businesses.”^[29][30]

Prior to Russ’s announcement, BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, released a statement claiming it did “not boycott energy companies and will continue to be investors across the energy sector.”^[31][32]

Campaign finance summary

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Campaign themes

2022

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Personal

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Russ and his wife, Khristy, have three children: Ryan, Lacey and Lauren Paige.^[33]

State legislative tenure

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2022

In 2022, theOklahoma State Legislature was in session from February 7 to May 27.

• Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to children's interests.

• Oklahoma Second Amendment Association

Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.

• Research Institute for Economic Development

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The Oklahoma Constitution:Senate andHouse

Legislators were scored based on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

• The Petroleum Alliance

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the oil and gas industry.

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2021-2022

Russ was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations and Budget Committee
• Common Education Committee (decommissioned)
• Insurance Committee (decommissioned)

2019-2020

Russ was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations and Budget Committee
• Common Education Committee (decommissioned)

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Russ served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Russ served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Russ served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Russ served on the following committees:

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