Issue Position: How to solve Teacher Pension Issue

Issue Position

Oklahoma lawmakers must vote to take their pensions and place within the teacher's retirement system until it becomes solvent. Currently, Oklahoma lawmakers are guaranteed a full retirement after only 8 years in office (multiplier of 4 effect on elected years served) while the fate of teacher retirement is unanswered. With lawmakers given a multiplier effect of 4 and teachers only receiving a multiplier effect of 2, one must ask the question "are they really fighting for the teacher or for themselves?" This is amazing!!! It is easy for a politician to act like they are a friend of the educator who is facing state cuts while not exposing these series of facts. We don't need another politician telling us "I'm fighting for you" while the only true fight waged is for re-election due to elite benefits. Oklahomans are tired of the fighting, and want servant leaders who lead by example. It's time to give lawmakers more incentive to fix the shortfalls within Oklahoma's teacher retirement system. Josh has committed to not accept lawmaker retirement but only teacher retirement, if elected. Josh will also run legislation (until passed) requiring every lawmaker to place their retirement inside of the teacher retirement system in order to give incentive to make the system solvent.

Brecheen said he strongly opposes forced school consolidation, citing studies showing top ten college graduates often come from small rural schools.

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