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Published August 25, 2009 02:17 pm - US Representative Mary Fallin was in town on Monday for a couple of hours of meetings and talks at Rogers State University. Is there something about Mary? By Bailey Dabney, Publisher CLAREMORE DAILY PROGRESS August 25, 2009 — US Representative Mary Fallin was in town on Monday for a couple of hours of meetings and talks at Rogers State University.
This was the first opportunity I’ve had to meet the gubernatorial candidate who calls Tecumseh, Okla. home. After lunch at the Pink House, she met with a group of students at 1pm. At 2pm she received a warm reception from local business leaders, RSU faculty, staff, and administration. State Representative Tad Jones was also there to greet Representative Fallin. Fallin took some time to speak individually with everyone in the room and followed up with some remarks to the group. She focused mainly on her current experiences in the US House of Representatives. It was, however, a short visit and then on to Tulsa for an energy conference. Of the four major candidates for Governor in 2010, she is the only one whose current occupation requires that she spend more of her time outside the state than inside Oklahoma. As a result, she didn’t seem to have polished her gubernatorial message fully yet. After all, she’s representing Oklahomans vigorously in Washington and in town hall meetings about nationalized healthcare. Representative Fallin is burning the candle on both ends; waging a campaign in Oklahoma while attending her duties in Washington. Fallin expects to raise $5 million to run a formidable campaign for Governor. Even in these tough times, I suspect she will have little trouble raising funds for her campaign. Like Edmondson and Askins, she knows what it takes to win statewide support, having been elected statewide three times. As the campaign progresses, we hope to see more of Fallin in Claremore. 
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