Josh Brecheen

Josh Brecheen is a fourth generation rancher from eastern Oklahoma who grew up in the cutting horse business.¹ As a young competitor, he qualified twice for the National Cutting Horse Association's Eastern Championship.¹ He later trained cutting horses and raised performance horses.¹

An Oklahoma State University agriculture graduate, Brecheen served as Oklahoma FFA Association state president from 1998 to 1999.¹ He also ran Brecheen Keynotes and Seminars, a speaking business that addressed school, university and conference audiences.¹ Before Congress, he owned and operated a small excavation and trucking business.¹

Brecheen worked for U.S. Senator Tom Coburn for six years before serving in Oklahoma's Senate from 2010 to 2018.¹ Elected to Congress in 2022, he chairs the Homeland Security subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability and serves on the House Budget Committee.¹² He also belongs to the House Freedom Caucus.²

Brecheen calls for reducing federal borrowing and eliminating spending he considers wasteful.³ His border position emphasizes legal entry and immigrants' assimilation into American life.⁴ On energy, he supports ending government subsidies for green energy and reducing regulations on oil and natural gas producers, arguing that expanded American production strengthens national security.⁵ He faces Democrat Brandon Wade and independent Ronnie Hopkins for Oklahoma's Second District seat.⁶