Dana Prieto

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|state_senate = Oklahoma

|district = 34th

|term_start = November 16, 2022

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|predecessor = J.J. Dossett

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Dana Prieto is an American politician who is the Oklahoma Senate member from the 34th district.

Early life and career

Dana Prieto grew up in and graduated from high school in western New York, where he ran a floor cleaning company before moving to Oklahoma in 1991. After moving to Oklahoma, he attended Rhema Bible College in Broken Arrow.

Prior to running for elected office, he worked in search engine marketing.{{cite news |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Two Democrats, four Republicans running for Senate District 36 |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/two-democrats-four-republicans-running-for-senate-district-36/article_192e2154-9310-5f96-b350-93e3b916e0d5.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Tulsa World |date=2 June 2018}}

2018 campaign

Prieto campaigned for the Republican nomination in Oklahoma's 36th Senate district in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Political notebook: Candidates lining up for Senate District 36 seat |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/political-notebook-candidates-lining-up-for-senate-district-36-seat/article_79695d55-a50e-5327-8d14-68122cdb6db4.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Tulsa World |date=10 September 2017}} He credits volunteering for one of Nathan Dahm's campaign's as encouraging him to run for office. He lost the primary election to John Haste.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Tres |title=Democrat on defense: Sen. J.J. Dossett faces Dana Prieto in SD 34 |url=https://nondoc.com/2022/10/17/sd-34-j-j-dossett-faces-dana-prieto/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Nondoc |date=17 October 2022}}

Oklahoma Senate

Prieto ran for Oklahoma's 34th Senate district in 2022 against incumbent Democratic Senator J.J. Dossett. During the campaign he was endorsed by Christian nationalist organizations Ekklesia of Oklahoma and City Elders.{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Area legislative seats among those to be decided Nov. 8 |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/area-legislative-seats-among-those-to-be-decided-nov-8/article_cf436a7c-5602-11ed-989d-834b430faa86.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Tulsa World |date=30 October 2022}} He self-described his politics as "very conservative" and "far right". He defeated Dossett in the November general election and assumed office November 16, 2022.{{cite news |last1=Killman |first1=Curtis |title=Dana Prieto upsets J.J. Dossett in area state legislative election; open seats split between Republicans, Democrats |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/dana-prieto-upsets-j-j-dossett-in-area-state-legislative-election-open-seats-split-between/article_76e85e00-5ed1-11ed-a86b-17b901776cba.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Tulsa World |date=8 November 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Alyse |title=Twenty-three returning, newly elected senators take Oath of Office in Oklahoma |url=https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-senators-sworn-oath-office/41984849 |access-date=23 November 2022 |work=KOCO |date=16 November 2022}}

Electoral history

class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" \|2022 General Election{{cite web \|title=November 8 2022 Oklahoma Unofficial results \|url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20221108 \|website=results.okelections.us \|publisher=Oklahoma State Election Board \|access-date=9 November 2022}}
colspan="2" \|Party !Candidate !Votes !%
{{Party color cell\|Democratic Party (United States)}} \|Democratic Party \|J. J. Dossett \|8,032 \|44.37%
{{Party color cell\|Republican Party (United States)}} \|Republican Party \|Dana Prieto \|10,069 \|55.63%
colspan="3" \|Total Votes \|18,101 \|100%

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! colspan="5" |2022 General Election{{cite web |title=November 8 2022 Oklahoma Unofficial results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20221108 |website=results.okelections.us |publisher=Oklahoma State Election Board |access-date=9 November 2022}}

colspan="2" |Party

!Candidate

!Votes

|Democratic Party

|J. J. Dossett

|8,032

|44.37%

|Republican Party

|Dana Prieto

|10,069

|55.63%

colspan="3" |Total Votes