Randy Grellner
American physician and politician
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Randy Grellner is an American physician and politician who has represented the 21st district of the Oklahoma Senate since 2024.
Randy Grellner | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 21st district | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Dugger |
| Member of the Cushing Public School Board | |
| In office 2013–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Oklahoma State University |
Early life and career
Randy Grellner is from Kingfisher, Oklahoma and works as a rural physician with a practice in Cushing, Oklahoma.[1][2] He graduated from Kingfisher High School, Oklahoma State University in 1988 and from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in 1998.[3] He practiced medicine for about 25 years before his election and served on the Cushing Public Schools Board from 2013 to 2019.[4][3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he prescribed ivermectin to patients while opposing vaccine mandates and mask mandates.[5][6] He describes the COVID-19 vaccine as "gene therapy" and called it "not a vaccine."[6] In 2021, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Grellner to the Oklahoma State Board of Health and his term expired in June 2024.[2]
In 2022, he ran in the 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma and placed 6th.[7] He unsuccessfully sued Griffin Media after being excluded from a televised debate.[8]
Oklahoma Senate
In 2024, Grellner filed to run for the Oklahoma Senate's 21st district to succeed Tom Dugger. He faced James Winn in the Republican primary, with Kurt Murray filing before withdrawing to endorse Grellner.[7] Grellner won the primary and defeated Democrat Robin Fuxa in the general election.[9] He was sworn in on November 13, 2024.[10]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Markwayne Mullin | 156,087 | 43.62% | |
| Republican | T. W. Shannon | 62,746 | 17.53% | |
| Republican | Nathan Dahm | 42,673 | 11.92% | |
| Republican | Luke Holland | 40,353 | 11.28% | |
| Republican | Scott Pruitt | 18,052 | 5.04% | |
| Republican | Randy Grellner | 15,794 | 4.41% | |
| Republican | Laura Moreno | 6,597 | 1.84% | |
| Republican | Jessica Jean Garrison | 6,114 | 1.71% | |
| Republican | Alex Gray (withdrew) | 3,063 | 0.86% | |
| Republican | John F. Tompkins | 2,332 | 0.65% | |
| Republican | Adam Holley | 1,873 | 0.52% | |
| Republican | Michael Coibion | 1,261 | 0.35% | |
| Republican | Paul Royse | 900 | 0.25% | |
| Total votes | 357,845 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy Grellner | 4,132 | 79.7% | |
| Republican | Kurt Murray | 557 | 10.7% | |
| Republican | James Winn | 498 | 9.6% | |
| Total votes | 5,187 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy Grellner | 18,472 | 64.6% | |
| Democratic | Robin Fuxa | 10,133 | 35.4% | |
| Total votes | 28,605 | 100% | ||