Who is Roger Jackson?
Roger L. Jackson is a strong conservative with Christian values who loves Oklahoma and has lived here his entire life. He has been married to Karen Sue for 31 years. They are active members of Highland Hills Baptist Church. He received his bachelor of business administration degree in marketing from the University of Oklahoma in 1973.
His Career
Roger has utilized his managerial skills in many realms throughout his career. After 23 years working at a family-owned office equipment business, with nine years as owner, Roger and his family sold the business to an authorized Sharp dealer.
Roger was a 20-year member of the National Office Machine Dealers Association (NOMDA) and is the former President of the Oklahoma Office Machine Dealers Association (OOMDA).
In 1995, Roger became an account executive with Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages in OKC. Heavy travel requirements, careful attention to detail and strong relationship-building engendered a successful eight-year career.
His sales experience with 3 large, Oklahoma liquor wholesalers, Jarboe Sales Company, Dixie Liquor and Central, gave Roger an insight into the liquor industry, with its antiquated 1959 laws. Roger knows companies like Costco and Trader Joes avoid opening stores in Oklahoma, due to our ban on wine sales in our grocery stores.
His Civic Involvement
He and his wife were both long-time members of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, are steady contributors to United Way, and strong supporters of Oklahoma City, especially the educational system. Roger and Karen have established trusts for the University of Oklahoma Foundation and Oklahoma State University Foundation.
Why Roger Is Running for Governor
Like many of you, Roger is fighting mad from watching the mismanagement of Oklahoma’s budget crisis. He wants to tackle the financial emergency from a new perspective. He has no ties to special interests. He is not a career politician. Among other plans, as governor he will cut his pay to $50,000 a year and re-establish Oklahoma’s $1B overnight liquidity fund in Oklahoma banks.
