2nd District House candidates debate in Claremore
CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) The Democratic and Republican candidates seeking the 2nd Congressional District seat have met in their only debate of the political campaign and seemingly agreed on a range of issues.
Democrat Rob Wallace and Republican Markwayne Mullin met in a televised debate Monday night at Rogers State University in Claremore. The two agreed that Iran's ability to obtain a nuclear weapon should be limited and that Social Security and Medicare should be protected.
Wallace, Mullin and Independent candidate Michael Fulks are on the Nov. 6 general election ballot as they compete to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Dan Boren. Fulks was not invited to participate in the debate.
Boren the only Democrat in Oklahoma's delegation did not seek re-election.
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