Toni Hasenbeck for Oklahoma State Superintendent

Toni Hasenbeck: Proven Conservative

Most politicians talk a big game during election season—promising to stand up for conservative values—but when the votes are counted in Oklahoma City, too many go squishy or side with the liberals. Not Toni Hasenbeck.

Toni doesn't just talk the talk—she's walked the walk as a rock-solid conservative with a proven track record.

Since her election to the Oklahoma House in 2018, Toni has authored and passed 119 pieces of legislation, serving as Principal Author on three dozen of them.

No one else running for State Superintendent has a conservative voting record that even comes close to Toni's. She's the real deal for Oklahoma families who want a principled conservative in charge of our schools.

Fighting Woke Gender Ideology and Protecting Our Kids

No Boys in Girls' Sports — Toni was among the very first legislators in the nation to file and lead the charge on the bill banning biological boys from competing in girls' sports. Liberals in the Senate initially killed the bill, but it passed because Toni kept fighting for it. SB 2 (2022)
No Transgender Surgeries or Hormones for Minors — As Principal Author, Toni stopped this dangerous experimentation on Oklahoma's children. SB 613 (2023)
Defining Man and Woman the Biblical Way — Toni led the bill (HB 1449, 2024) making it clear that under Oklahoma law a woman is an adult human female—born that way. No "trans women" nonsense. God's design matters.

Defending the Sanctity of Life

Toni has a 100% pro-life voting record. She's consistently co-authored resolutions honoring the pro-life "Rose Day" at the Capitol every February—standing with Oklahoma's unborn and their families. HR 1041 (2022), HR 1004 (2025)

Standing Strong for Second Amendment Rights

Toni has a 100% pro-2nd Amendment record. Toni co-authored the bill making Oklahoma a Constitutional Carry state—no government license or red tape needed to exercise your God-given right to bear arms. HB 2597 (2019)

Protecting Religious Freedom

While the radical left tries to silence Christians and remove faith from public life, Toni authored the resolution honoring the National Day of Prayer. HCR 1008 (2021). Faith belongs in Oklahoma—not banned.

Education: Back to Basics, Not Indoctrination

As a former classroom teacher and a mom, Toni knows real education—not the woke nonsense pushed by liberal bureaucrats. Toni has:

Voted for every teacher pay raise since 2018
Co-authored bills for better school safety inspections (SB 100, 2023) and lactation support for new-mom teachers (SB 121, 2021)
Led efforts to boost math tutoring and testing (SB 140, 2025) and expand reading specialists (SB 841, 2025)
Supported workforce-aligned courses (SB 701, 2025) and arts programs in schools
Co-authored funding help for small rural schools' construction (HB 2078, 2021)

Protecting Patients and Families

Toni authored the Oklahoma No Patient Left Alone Act—ensuring families can be at their loved ones' bedside, even during emergencies like COVID—no more heartless hospital bans. HB 2687 (2021)

Property Rights and Fighting Eminent Domain Abuse

Toni co-authored reforms giving landowners the first right of refusal if the government takes their land via eminent domain and later tries to sell it. HB 3159 (2024)

Defending States' Rights Against Federal Overreach

Strong 10th Amendment supporter—Toni co-authored legislation reaffirming Oklahoma's sovereignty against Washington bureaucrats. HR 1005 (2021)

Cracking Down on Obscenity, Porn, and Online Dangers to Kids

As Principal Author, Toni has:

Strengthened child porn laws (HB 3642, 2024)
Expanded revenge porn protections to all ages and AI-generated images (HB 3639, 2024; HB 1364, 2025)
Required age verification for accessing online porn (SB 1959, 2024)—protecting Oklahoma children from the filth flooding the internet

Toni Hasenbeck is the conservative champion Oklahoma needs leading our public schools.

Key Platform Pillars

Restoring Oklahoma Values: Faith, Family, Freedom and Fundamentals in Every School

Restore Academic Excellence Through Back-to-Basics Instruction

Eliminate distractions and return to rigorous, evidence-based fundamentals without compromise.

Mandate the Science of Reading with full phonics implementation statewide, targeting dramatic literacy gains
Enforce high standards in math, science, and U.S. History taught from a patriotic, fact-based perspective that celebrates American exceptionalism and founding principles
Require financial literacy, personal responsibility, and free-market economics education
Promote character education programs emphasizing Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue, and Excellence
Prioritize Reading, Writing and Math. Over 60 percent of our education dollars are spent on non-instructional purposes. Must direct more money into the classroom
Create a Battalion of Building Principals who will be engaged sources of contact with parents, relieving some of the administrative burdens on teachers

Empower Parents as Primary Educators and Protect Their Absolute Rights

Parents—not bureaucrats or activists—hold ultimate authority over their children's education and upbringing.

Enact a comprehensive Parents' Bill of Rights granting veto power over curriculum, materials, surveys, and medical/psychological interventions in schools
Require full transparency: mandatory parental notification and opt-out for any content involving sexuality, gender ideology, race-based theories, or sensitive topics
Provide public dashboards exposing school spending, test scores, and ideological content for parental scrutiny

Eradicate Indoctrination: Ban DEI, CRT, Gender Ideology, and All Divisive Concepts

No taxpayer dollars or school time for radical leftist ideologies—full stop.

Expand bans on Critical Race Theory, DEI programs, and any curriculum promoting division by race, sex, or identity
Prohibit mandatory pronoun disclosures, gender ideology instruction, or materials normalizing non-traditional sexual behaviors
Protect biological reality: single-sex bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports based strictly on biological sex at birth
Investigate and defund any district or program violating these standards, ensuring compliance with conservative values

Champion Teachers Who Uphold Traditional Values and Classroom Discipline

Reward educators who focus on instruction, not activism, while restoring order.

Push for competitive pay tied to teacher quality, reduced administrative burdens, and strong support for discipline (including removal of disruptive students)
Provide targeted professional development in science of reading, patriotic civics, and character-building—rejecting progressive training mandates
Defend teachers' rights to teach traditional American values without fear of reprisal from woke administrators

Prioritize School Safety, Moral Well-Being, and Religious Freedom

Safe, wholesome environments rooted in faith and tradition.

Expand school resource officers, hardened security, and zero-tolerance for threats or predators
Support voluntary school prayer, Bible reading periods, and religious text access
Combat mental health crises by limiting excessive screen time/social media and promoting family/church-based supports over secular counseling models
Protect students from predators and explicit materials

Expand Real Opportunities: Workforce, Vocational Training, and Robust School Choice

Prepare students for productive, faith-honoring lives in Oklahoma.

Aggressively grow Career Tech, apprenticeships, agriculture/STEM pathways, and dual enrollment for college/career readiness without pushing four-year degrees as the only path
Champion universal school choice (Education Savings Accounts, parental scholarships, etc.) to allow families to pick the educational environment that best suits their child
Focus on rural schools: protect and invest in them as community anchors preserving Oklahoma's heritage. Expand access to agricultural education programs

Reject Federal Overreach and Restore Local, Conservative Control

Oklahoma—not Washington—decides education policy.

Resist Common Core remnants, ESSA mandates, or any federal strings promoting equity/DEI agendas
Protect students from harmful federal mandates, particularly our most vulnerable students, like special education students
Cut red tape aggressively so local districts and parents can prioritize traditional education without bureaucratic interference

Education & Professional Experience

Toni Hasenbeck is the most qualified candidate running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Toni has almost twenty years of classroom experience in Oklahoma schools. She's taught at the elementary, middle and high school levels, in library and museum settings and she's traveled the country teaching other teachers how to be great teachers.

With degrees covering Art, Library Science and Educational Leadership, Toni has the most well-rounded set of experiences of any candidate, equipping her to be an exceptional, transformational state superintendent.

Education

Cameron University — Lawton, OK
Master of Science in Educational Leadership

East Central University — Ada, OK
Master of Education in Library Media

Oklahoma State University — Stillwater, OK
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting

Perkins-Tryon High School — Perkins, OK
High School Diploma, May 1989

Professional Experience

Elgin Middle School, Elgin, OK
Seventh Grade English Teacher
August 2011–May 2018

Great Expectations, Tahlequah, OK
Instructor
May 2001–May 2018

Elgin Elementary School, Elgin, OK
Library Media Specialist
August 2006–May 2011

Elgin Elementary School, Elgin, OK
Second Grade Teacher
August 2005–May 2006

Chisholm Trail Heritage Center, Duncan, OK
Museum Educator
October 2004–May 2005

Fletcher Public Schools, Fletcher, OK
Art Teacher
August 1999–July 2002

Coursework for Administration

Graduate Research

An introduction to the place of historical, experimental, descriptive, and survey research in seeking solutions to problems. The techniques of research, examination of research results, and the use of research were explored. The course included a field component in which an action-research project was conducted.

Fundamentals of Public School Administration

This course was designed to introduce students to the basic principles and practices of modern school administration.

School Culture

This course covered issues and potential problems that arise when dealing with geographically, ethnically and economically diverse populations. The course emphasized the development of effective strategies for fostering collegial relationships and promoting skills in problem solving.

Assessment of Personnel & Programming

This course emphasized the assessment of curriculum, instruction, and personnel in the public school system. Additionally, it included a study of current best practices that require an administrator's support, guidance, and leadership as personnel work to improve and enhance delivery of a school's curriculum.

Supervision of Curriculum & Instruction

The objective of this course was to prepare school and school district leaders to supervise and evaluate instructional and curricular programs in public schools. Additionally, this course examined best practices in classroom supervision, perspectives for supervision, and foundations for supervisory leadership.

Community and School Relations

This course focused on strategies that promote a collegial relationship among and effective communication with various constituents at the school, district, state, and federal levels.

Legal & Ethical Aspects of School Administration

This course was designed to explore the historical, philosophical, and ethical basis of the legal system and the manner in which it affects school administrators. Consideration was given to an understanding of the legal implications of, and ethical standards associated with the operation and administration of a public school system.

Public School Finance & Accounting

This course covered sources of school finance, control of expenditures, and general accounting principles of financial administration.

Internship in School Administration

This course was designed to provide opportunities for the development of school administrator skills and competencies needed to provide leadership and direction to carry out a school system's purposes, programs, policies, procedures, regulations and agreements as they relate to the operation of a school or school district.

Resource Management for School Administration

Subjects examined included strategies and established practices for the effective management of personnel, facilities, and instructional resources employed in public schools.

Coursework for Librarianship

Foundations of Librarianship

This course surveyed the history and current trends in libraries and modern librarianship; philosophy and ethics of library and information sciences.

School Library Administration I

Introducing students to practical problems of school libraries, budgeting, physical facilities and equipment, technical processes, record keeping, and other elements of daily operations were all addressed during the course.

School Library Administration II

Throughout the course work policy making; relations with faculty, students, parents, administrative staff, and community; management techniques were all covered.

Materials Selection

Principles and practices in selecting print and non-print materials as applied to school libraries was the focus of this coursework.

Cataloging and Classification

Principles and theories of cataloging and classiﬁcation were introduced. The course emphasized catalog construction, application of AACR2, Dewey Decimal classiﬁcation, and Sears List of Subject Headings.

Reference Materials

Selection, evaluation and examination of major reference works and development of reference skills and techniques were discussed and studied at length.

Literacy in the Media Center

This course provided students with a theoretical base and systematic reasoning tools to address American Library Association requirements for preparing library media specialists to support literacy preparation of school students. Principles of print literacy, information literacy, and media literacy were all addressed.

Media Production and Planning

Design and production of materials including video, multimedia production and web page design were all covered. Students studied principles of visual design as it relates to production of materials. Library utilization of materials for individualized or small group instruction, training of volunteers and public relations were additional subjects discussed.

Curriculum and the Media Center

The librarian's role in designing curriculum, teaching library/media and research skills, and developing instructional goals and strategies were objectives that were met. Additional topics included the school library's philosophies in relation to educational goals and standards.

Professional Development Attended

2014

Lee Jenkins L to J Learning Presents NO Permission to Forget From LtoJ® — Jenks Public Schools, Jenks, Oklahoma
Provided educators with the means to stop the pendulum which continually swings between focus upon what students know and what they can do.

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma
Presentation Skills Using the Digital Media

2012

Cameron University Mentor Teacher Orientation — Lawton, Oklahoma
Instruction on how to decipher evidence from observation

2010

How to Teach Like a Rock Star! By Hal Bowman — Quartz Mountain Lodge, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
Effective methods of creating relationships for students and teachers

Duncan Public Schools Reading Instruction that Works — Duncan, Oklahoma
Observed reading strategies and benchmarking methods for grades K-8.

2009

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma
The 7 Keys to Discipline

Marc McCloud Planting the Seeds of Success — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Best practices for preventing discipline problems in the classroom

Quartz Mountain Fall Institute — Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
4 day artist workshop with Robert McClain

Oklahoma Art Educators Association Meeting — Norman, Oklahoma

2008

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma
Student Engagement

2007

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma
Presentation Skills Using the "Anticipatory Set"

Grant Writing for Library Media Specialists — Ada, Oklahoma

2006

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma

State Oklahoma Department of Libraries Librarian Digital Prairie — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
EBSCO Workshop

2005

Summer Institute Advanced Methodology for Elementary Teachers — Lawton, Oklahoma

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma
How to Engage Active Learners

2004

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma
How to Address Different Learning Styles

2003

Great Expectations Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma
How to Create a Brain Friendly Classroom

2002

Summer Institute and Instructor Training — Edmond, Oklahoma

Professional Development Presented

2016: Elgin Public Schools — Interactive Notebooks for Students; Elgin Middle School Faculty Scavenger Hunt

2015: Elgin Middle School — How to Promote Positive Interaction with Students

2009: Elgin Elementary School — Positive Discipline in the Classroom
As a result of attending the workshop presented by Mississippi Teacher of the Year Marc McLeod, I along with 5 of my colleagues presented a workshop based upon the best practices he described.

2007: Elementary School Advanced Methodology — Sentinel, Oklahoma

Great Expectations Methodology Training (2002–2013)

During extensive 4-day training sessions, I use my knowledge and skills to introduce participants to the 6 basic tenets of Great Expectations: All Children Can Learn, Building Self Esteem, High Expectations, Climate of Mutual Respect, Teacher Attitude and Responsibility, and Teacher Knowledge and Skill. In addition, the participants are trained in advanced methods of literature integration, vocabulary enrichment, critical thinking skills and the GE discipline philosophy.

Locations Trained:

2013: Central High School, Bay City, Michigan (Part of Harvard University Study — trained teachers and administrators for Model School Status)
2009: Great Expectations Summer Institute, Lawton, Oklahoma
2008: Central Middle School Methodology, Lawton, Oklahoma; Summer Institute, Lawton, Oklahoma
2007: Bethany Nazarene University, Bethany, Oklahoma; Tulsa Christian Academy, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2006: Weatherford High School, Weatherford, Oklahoma; Lawton Central Middle School, Lawton, Oklahoma
2005: Edmond Methodology, Edmond, Oklahoma
2004: Central Middle School, Lawton, Oklahoma
2003: Oklahoma Great Expectations Methodology, Edmond, Oklahoma
2002: Summer Institute, Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma

Pre-Professional Accomplishments

High School 4-H Accomplishments

Tarpey Hall of Fame Recipient
State Winner Swine Proficiency
Regional Winner Swine Proficiency
Delegate to Chicago Leadership Congress
Delegate to Washington DC Leadership
Delegate to Kansas City Leadership Conference
County 4-H President
National Showmanship Winner

A Lifetime in Education and Agriculture