Josh Brecheen
Josh Brecheen, a Republican former Oklahoma state senator and citizen of the Choctaw Nation who has represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2023, seeks reelection in 2026 against Democrat Brandon Wade.
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- Born
- June 19, 1979
- Education
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University (dual degree in animal science and agricultural communications)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Josh Brecheen was born on June 19, 1979, and is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation. He attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant and was elected district vice president of the Oklahoma FFA in 1997.
The following year he was elected State FFA President, moved to Stillwater and transferred to Oklahoma State University, serving as president until 1999. He later graduated from Oklahoma State with a dual degree in animal science and agricultural communications.
In 2004 he was hired as a field representative for U.S. senator Tom Coburn, and he owns a motivational speaking business, Brecheen Keynotes and Seminars, as well as a small trucking and excavation business.
Career
Josh Brecheen entered elected office in 2010, when he ran unopposed in the Republican primary for the Oklahoma Senate's 6th district and defeated incumbent Democratic senator Jay Paul Gumm in November. During his tenure he filed bills to repeal Oklahoma's Pet Breeders Act and to allow teachers to teach the debate of creation and evolution in public schools. He served until 2018, retiring after two terms and citing a commitment to term limits.
In 2022 Brecheen entered a 14-candidate Republican primary to succeed Markwayne Mullin, who was running for the U.S. Senate.
He placed second, then narrowly defeated state representative Avery Frix in the runoff, and won the general election against Democrat Naomi Andrews and independent Ben Robinson.
A member of the Freedom Caucus, he serves on the Budget and Homeland Security committees in the 119th Congress and chairs the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
2026 race
Josh Brecheen is the Republican incumbent in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, which is based in eastern Oklahoma and includes much of the Green Country and Little Dixie regions.
He was elected with 74.2% of the vote in 2024, and in the 2026 Republican primary he won 79.2% of the vote against Will Webb, a veteran and peer support specialist.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Brandon Wade, a machinery assembler and the party's 2024 nominee, and independent Ronnie Hopkins, a pastor.