OKLAHOMA CITY – October 1, 2026 (The Oklahoma Post)
The following is a press release from the Robert E. Brooks for Governor campaign, published as submitted. The Oklahoma Post publishes candidate releases from all campaigns in the Nov. 3 governor’s race on the same terms.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2026
BROOKS: OKLAHOMA HAS HISTORY IN THE MAKING—WILL THE MEDIA COVER IT?
Independent candidate connects Christian service, Washington’s warnings and Lincoln’s vision with an AI-assisted platform and the People’s App
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Independent gubernatorial candidate Robert E. Brooks believes his “Farmer Servant” campaign represents a potentially historic turning point in modern politics: a campaign built around earning public trust through service, using technology to bring citizens into government, and protecting everyone’s constitutional and civil rights.
“I believe we are building the most historic campaign in modern political history,” Brooks said. “That is a bold statement, and I welcome scrutiny. Look at what we are proposing. Look at how we are campaigning. Then ask whether the public deserves to hear about it.”
Brooks says his approach begins with his understanding of Jesus’ message: serve others, treat people with dignity, and help without making recognition the purpose.
“I have worked behind the scenes to help people because they needed help,” Brooks said. “I don’t believe people should be pressured, manipulated or made to feel guilty into donating money. I want to earn their trust and their votes through the work I do and the commitments I make.”
Brooks connects that approach with George Washington’s warning about destructive party divisions and the opportunities they create for foreign influence and corruption.
“Washington warned us about allowing party loyalty to overpower our responsibility to the country,” Brooks said. “In Inola, I am asking why our leaders are promoting a foreign-backed industrial project while residents are raising concerns about their land, water and future. Who gets the final say—the people who live there, or the powerful interests promoting the deal?”
The campaign also draws inspiration from Abraham Lincoln’s vision of government “of the people, by the people, for the people.” Brooks proposes making public participation a continuing part of governing through the People’s App and the People’s Table.
According to Brooks, his campaign has used artificial intelligence to help organize public concerns and develop a platform intended to offer practical compromises across party lines. He is asking Oklahomans to review the published policies and judge whether they reflect that goal.
“AI helped us put the ideas together. The people must decide whether we got it right,” Brooks said. “We are asking whether these proposals offer a fair middle ground—even when every person does not agree with every detail.”
The People’s App is intended to give citizens a voice on major decisions. The People’s Table would provide a public place for proposals, questions and accountability. Brooks says both would operate within constitutional limits, with a commitment to protecting individual rights.
“Every person’s constitutional and civil rights matter,” Brooks said. “Your rights do not depend on your political party, your religion, your race or whether you agree with me.”
Brooks is challenging news organizations to examine the campaign’s proposals with the same seriousness given to candidates with larger fundraising totals and established party support.
“When money becomes the measure of who deserves to be heard, voters lose,” Brooks said. “My concern is that coverage follows fundraising and party machinery while overlooking ideas that could change how government serves people.”
“Come examine this campaign. Question me. Study the platform. Ask how the People’s App would work. Hold me accountable. But give Oklahomans the opportunity to hear the choices available to them.”
Read the platform: www.votewethepeople.com
Media contact: Robert E. Brooks | 918-471-0490
“It’s a WE thing, not a ME thing.”
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