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I am from a family that was half labor and half management. I got a degree in Economics from the University of Oklahoma in 1964, was in the iron foundry business for most of my life. I was the first openly gay person to run for State Office in Oklahoma: Lt. Governor 1990 introducing an Economic Development plan that became our Quality Jobs Act of 1992. Of course it got taken over by the right wing fascist in our state and has been used to enslave our young instead of free them.