U.S. House District 3 now has 5 candidates

Two candidates filed late Friday afternoon for U.S. House District 3 against incumbent Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne. There are now five candidates in that race.

Filing on Friday were William Sanders an independent candidate from Stillwater and Frankie Robbins, a Democrat from Medford.

Sanders, 42, served for 12 years with the Oklahoma National Guard as a supply specialist and was discharged last year.

He said he is unhappy with the partisan bickering and gridlock.

“As a superpower we shouldn’t be in the bottom tier of anything,” Sanders said. “The alternative is just to sit at home and yell and scream, but that won’t accomplish much.”

Robbins, 66, is a retired civil engineer who worked for the U.S. Forest Service.

“I came back to give back and make a difference,” Robbins said. “I hope I can make a difference by adding a civil discourse and common sense discussion of the issues.”