Kyden Creekpaum

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Kyden Creekpaum

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 25, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

The University of Oklahoma, 2004

Graduate

Sciences Po

Law

Georgetown University Law Center

Personal

Birthplace

Tulsa, Okla.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Kyden Creekpaum (Republican Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 35. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on August 25, 2020.

Creekpaum completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Kyden Creekpaum was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned a B.A. in political science and a B.M. in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma in May 2004, a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, an M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a master’s degree in international business law from Sciences Po in Paris, France. His professional experience includes working as an attorney. Creekpaum has been affiliated with the Rotary Club of Tulsa, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence in Education, and the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra.

Elections

2020

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oklahoma State Senate District 35

Jo Anna Dossett defeated Cheryl Baber in the general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 35 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Anna Dossett (D)	50.9	18,324
		Cheryl Baber (R)	49.1	17,677

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,001
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Senate District 35

Cheryl Baber defeated Kyden Creekpaum in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Senate District 35 on August 25, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheryl Baber	53.5	4,710
		Kyden Creekpaum	46.5	4,088

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,798
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 35

Jo Anna Dossett defeated Carly Hotvedt and Stan Young in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 35 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Anna Dossett	57.2	4,985
		Carly Hotvedt	30.9	2,689
		Stan Young	11.9	1,041

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,715
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 35

Kyden Creekpaum and Cheryl Baber advanced to a runoff. They defeated Linda G. Morrissey in the Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 35 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kyden Creekpaum	43.8	3,349
✔		Cheryl Baber	34.0	2,602
		Linda G. Morrissey	22.2	1,696

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,647
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Kyden spent almost a decade as an international anti-corruption attorney and bribery investigator before returning home to raise his family in Tulsa. Kyden graduated from Tulsa's Edison High School (Valedictorian and "Mr. Edison"), earned degrees in piano performance and political science from the University of Oklahoma, which he attended on a National Merit Scholarship. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University, and a master's degree in public health (MPH) from Johns Hopkins, receiving a full fellowship as a Sommer Scholar. Kyden also holds a master's degree in international business law from Sciences Po in Paris, France, where he later served as an adjunct law professor at the Sorbonne.

The son of educators, Kyden's mom, Eileta, taught kindergarten at Council Oak (Lee) Elementary for 36 years. His dad, Eddie, is a retired elementary school principal for Tulsa Public Schools, and a retired Senior Master Sergeant with the Tulsa Air National Guard. Kyden's grandfather, John Creekpaum, also worked for Tulsa Public Schools, leading a TPS paint crew in the 1940s and 1950s.His grandmother Creekpaum was a school teacher. His maternal grandfather farmed 180 acres in Southeast Kansas.

As a pianist, Kyden won numerous awards and has performed as a soloist with orchestras. While still in high school, Kyden wrote & performed a piano concerto. He has played in the White House, and was pianist for the US Ambassador to France.

Kyden is married to with two daughters.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Let's do smart things for Oklahoma!
• Fight for quality education
• We must spend money wisely and be good stewards of the public trust

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

(1) Education, (2) quality infrastructure, and (3) working for smart public policies that will help make Oklahoma the kind of place that attracts and retains outstanding and talented people.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Fair, thoughtful, and caring.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I distinctly remember the Spaceshuttle Challenger Explosion in 1986. I was four and a half years old. My dad was the principal at Springdale Elementary (or possibly Robertson Elementary), and he had assembled his entire school in the gym to watch live on television. The crew included Christa McAuliffe, a civilian schoolteacher, which made the launch a particularly interesting one for school-aged children to watch. I was not present at his school, but I remember him talking about how challenging it was to deal with that live and tragic situation with elementary aged children.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first jobs were as a pianist for events and weddings, and as a private trumpet teacher. (I played trumpet for ten years, and started teaching while I was in 8th grade, maintaining several students until I graduated from high school). I worked as a house painter for a couple of summers, and then for three years in college, I worked as the church pianist for a church in Norman, Oklahoma.

What is your favorite book? Why?

I don't know about a favorite book. One book I recently read that I really enjoyed was "The Men Who Lost America" by Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy. It presented a fascinating and detailed portrait of the various British leaders who were our adversaries in the Revolutionary War.

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