Who is running for Oklahoma House, District 78 in 2026?

Independent candidate

Tony Oliva is an independent candidate for Oklahoma House District 78 in Tulsa, on the November 3, 2026 ballot against Democratic incumbent Meloyde Blancett¹². No campaign website, questionnaire or public statement on policy was found.

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

State representative, House District 78

Meloyde Blancett, a Tulsa Democrat, was first elected to the House in 2016 and represents House District 78³². She is a former newspaper reporter, a marketing and public relations consultant, a former deputy director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, and led the nonprofit Creative Oklahoma from 2019 to 2023³. She is the House author of House Bill 4408 (2026), which sets how incarceration savings under State Questions 780 and 781 are calculated so the money goes to court-ordered rehabilitation, mental health and drug courts²³⁰. She is the Democratic incumbent running against independent Tony Oliva¹.

Where they stand 12 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she is opposed to vouchers because they take money away from the public school system and says education funding must be protected. (2026) source
  • Voted no on the House version of the bill creating the Parental Choice Tax Credit Act (House Bill 1935); the House passed it 75 to 25. (2023-02-22) source
  • Voted no on final passage of House Bill 1934, the Parental Choice Tax Credit Act, which created income tax credits of $5,000 to $7,500 per student for private school tuition; the House passed it 61 to 31. (2023-05-02) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 3705, which raises the amount of Parental Choice Tax Credits that can be authorized for fiscal year 2027 and later; the House passed it 70 to 19. (2026-04-09) source
• AbortionNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on final passage of House Bill 4327, which banned abortion from fertilization except in a medical emergency or a rape or incest reported to law enforcement, enforced through private lawsuits; the House passed it 73 to 16. (2022-05-19) source
  • Voted no on Senate Bill 612, which made performing an abortion a felony except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency; the House passed it 70 to 14. (2022-04-05) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 1168, which makes delivering abortion-inducing drugs for an unlawful abortion a felony; the House passed it 77 to 19. (2025-03-25) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 1201, a 2025 tax credit relating to pregnancy resource centers; the House passed it 78 to 13. (2025-02-27) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 1788, a 2024 tax credit relating to pregnancy resource centers; the House passed it 76 to 18. (2024-03-06) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 3013, an earlier version of the abortion-inducing drug felony bill; the House passed it 77 to 18. (2024-03-14) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 3194, a 2026 bill on pregnancy centers and abortion-inducing drugs; the House passed it 79 to 18. (2026-03-09) source
• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 2597, which allowed carrying a firearm without a permit; the House passed it 70 to 30. (2019-02-13) source
  • Voted no on Senate Bill 1081, which bars Oklahoma cities and agencies from enforcing red flag laws; the House passed it 77 to 14. (2020-05-15) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 4156, which made being in Oklahoma without legal immigration status a state crime and required anyone convicted to leave the state within 72 hours; the House passed it 77 to 20. (2024-04-18) source
• Gender care for minorsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on Senate Bill 613, which prohibits gender transition procedures for people under 18; the House passed it 73 to 18. (2023-04-26) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 3130, which adds referrals and aiding and abetting to Oklahoma's ban on gender transition procedures for minors; the House passed it 71 to 21. (2026-03-25) source
  • Voted no on Senate Bill 904, which bars public funds and state facilities from being used for gender transition procedures for minors or adults; the House passed it 77 to 14. (2026-05-06) source
• Transgender athletesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on Senate Bill 2, the Save Women's Sports Act, which requires school athletic teams to be designated by biological sex; the House passed it 73 to 19. (2021-04-19) source
• Ranked-choice votingNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 3156, which prohibits ranked choice voting in any Oklahoma election; the House passed it 63 to 16. (2024-03-13) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on Senate Bill 796, which bars Oklahoma colleges from using state funds for diversity, equity and inclusion positions or programs; the House passed it 77 to 18. (2025-05-06) source
• Election rulesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 1005, which tightens what counts as proof of identity at the polls, including a photograph and an unexpired document; the House passed it 75 to 18. (2025-03-27) source
  • Voted no on Senate Joint Resolution 47 on third reading, which sends voters a constitutional amendment requiring proof of identity to vote; the House passed it 80 to 13. (2026-04-15) source
  • Voted no on the motion to adopt Senate Joint Resolution 47, which sends voters a constitutional amendment requiring proof of identity to vote; the House passed it 78 to 15. (2026-04-15) source
• Kids onlineNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 3914, which requires social media age verification and parental consent for minors; the House passed it 69 to 16. (2024-03-14) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 1275, which bars social media accounts for minors under 16, requires parental consent for 16 and 17 year olds, and requires age verification; the House passed it 64 to 30. (2025-03-24) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Joint Resolution 1032, which applies to Congress for a convention limited to proposing term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate; the House passed it 59 to 34. (2023-03-21) source
• Policing and crimeNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign site calls for bail reform, saying she was a coauthor of Senate Bill 252, which would have required an initial court appearance within 48 hours (efforts described from 2019). (2020) source
  • Her campaign site supports State Question 805 to limit extreme sentences for nonviolent crimes and says incarceration is not always the best answer (the page describes the question as headed for that November's ballot). (2020) source
  • Is the House author of House Bill 4408 (2026), which sets how incarceration savings under State Questions 780 and 781 are calculated so the money goes to court-ordered rehabilitation, mental health and drug courts; it passed the House 67 to 30 and the Senate 38 to 9 and became law without the governor's signature on May 12, 2026. (2026-05-12) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Religion in schools, China policy.