Standing outside the Greater Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce, Dice Dawson leans against his pick-up truck and talks about how his hometown is generating regional attention for its role in the Aug. 23 Oklahoma Republican primary runoff.
Nestled along the Arkansas River around 50 miles southeast of Tulsa, Muskogee is part of Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin has represented the region in Congress over the last decade. He is running against former Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon in the GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff.
Muskogee native and resident Avery Frix, a 28-year-old Oklahoma state representative who was first elected to that seat in 2017, is leading in the polls over former Oklahoma state Sen. Josh Brecheen in the race to replace Mullin….