Don McCorkell
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Don McCorkell
| image =
| state_house = Oklahoma
| district = 72nd
| term_start = 1979
|term_end = 1996
| predecessor = Mandell Matheson
|successor = Darrell Gilbert
| constituency = Tulsa, Oklahoma
|birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
|residence = Santa Barbara, California
| education = BA Political Science
Juris Doctor
|alma_mater = University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa College of Law
}}
Don L. McCorkell, Jr is an American politician and filmmaker who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 72nd district between 1979 and 1996.
He ran unsuccessful Democratic primary campaigns in the 1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma and 2006 Tulsa mayoral election.
Career
=Politics=
Don McCorkell represented the 72nd district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1978 and 1996.{{cite web |title=Historic Members |url=https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx |website=okhouse.gov |publisher=Oklahoma State Legislature |access-date=16 June 2022 |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130231845/https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx |url-status=dead }}
In 1996, McCorkell retired to run in the Democratic primary for one of Oklahoma's United States Senate seats.{{cite news |title=Gilbert to Seek House Seat Now Held by McCorkell |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/gilbert-to-seek-house-seat-now-held-by-mccorkell/article_16f2bd50-cb3e-50af-92d0-bbf5e1bf81cc.html |access-date=7 June 2022 |publisher=Tulsa World |date=21 June 1996}} His campaign's top priorities were economic development and education.{{cite news |title=U.S. Senate Don McCorkell |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1996/08/18/us-senate-don-mccorkell/62346082007/ |access-date=16 June 2022 |publisher=The Oklahoman |date=18 August 1996}}
In 2006, McCorkell lost the Tulsa mayoral Democratic primary to Kathy Taylor. He spent $1 million self financing his campaign.{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Ex-politician makes his point with documentary |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ex-politician-makes-his-point-with-documentary/article_d7ab199f-e95d-5fe4-a3b7-91a2f7bc4098.html |access-date=16 June 2022 |publisher=Tulsa World |date=14 September 2008}} During the primary he accused Taylor of voter fraud in the 2000 election, however the district attorneys' office did not file charges.{{cite news |last1=Canfield |first1=Kevin |title=Tulsa mayoral candidates talk about controversies during their terms |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/tulsa-mayoral-candidates-talk-about-controversies-during-their-terms/article_65ea2840-a418-546d-8648-add9cb53786d.html |access-date=16 June 2022 |publisher=Tulsa World |date=6 October 2013}}
=Film=
After the 2006 mayoral election, McCorkell travelled to Santa Barbara to visit and eventually moved to the area. There he began making environmental documentaries. His 2008 documentary, Shall We Gather at the River, was critically acclaimed throughout the western United States.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
|Shall We Gather at the River | Director |
| 2009
|A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms | Director |
References
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Category:21st-century American people
Category:Filmmakers from Oklahoma
Category:20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives