Kevin Calvey
Member of the Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County from District 3
Assumed office
January 2, 2019
Preceded byRay Vaughn
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 82nd district
In office
November 18, 2014 – November 15, 2018
Preceded byMike Turner
Succeeded byNicole Miller
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 94th district
In office
November 18, 1998 – November 16, 2006
Preceded byGary Bastin
Succeeded byScott Inman
Personal details
Born (1966-07-13) July 13, 1966
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
RelationsMichael Calvey (brother)
AwardsBronze Star
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceOklahoma National Guard
Years of service2007-2008
RankCaptain
Battles/warsIraq War

Kevin Calvey (born July 13, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner for District 3 since 2019. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the member for the 94th district from 1998 to 2006 and as the member for the 82nd district from 2014 to 2018. Calvey ran for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in 2006 and 2010, losing the Republican primaries to Mary Fallin and James Lankford respectively. In 2022, was the Republican nominee for Oklahoma County district attorney. He received 45.61% of the vote, losing to Democrat Vicki Behenna with 54.4% of the vote.[1]

Calvey served as a JAG prosecutor from 2007 to 2008 in Baghdad during the Iraq War.

Oklahoma House of Representatives (1998-2006)

Calvey served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006.[2]

2006 Congressional campaign

Calvey ran for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in 2006.[3] He lost the Republican primary to Mary Fallin.[4]

Military service

Calvey joined the Oklahoma National Guard during while in office.[2] He was deployed to Iraq between January 28, 2007, and January 27, 2008 during the Iraq War.[5] While deployed he served as a prosecutor in Baghdad.[2] He reached the rank of Captain and earned a Bronze Star for his service.[5]

2010 Congressional campaign

In 2010, Oklahoma's 5th congressional district was an open seat after Mary Fallin retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.[6] Calvey ran for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma. He finished first in the Republican primary, but lost the runoff election to James Lankford.[7]

Oklahoma House of Representatives (2014-2018)

Calvey was reelected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives and served from 2014 to 2018.[8]

In April 2015, during a House debate on a bill to raise the pay for Oklahoma Supreme Court Justices, Calvey said “If I were not a Christian, and didn’t have a prohibition against suicide, I’d walk across the street and douse myself in gasoline and set myself on fire!” He later clarified he was trying to draw attention to Oklahoma Supreme Court rulings that struck down anti-abortion laws.[9][10]

In 2018, Calvey reported threatening phone calls to his legislative office to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.[11]

Oklahoma County Commissioner

Calvey declared his candidacy in 2017 for the District 3 Commissioner of Oklahoma County, seeking to represent portions of Oklahoma City, Edmond and Arcadia.[12] Calvey won the nomination in the June 26th Republican primary. Calvey resigned from the House of Representatives, following the November 6, 2018 general election where he was elected as an Oklahoma County Commissioner.

Calvey was sworn in at the Oklahoma County Commissioners meeting on January 3, 2019.[13]

2022 Oklahoma County DA Race

Calvey chose to not run for reelection as County Commission but instead to run for Oklahoma County district attorney in 2022. He received 45.61% of the vote, losing to Democrat Vicki Behenna with 54.4% of the vote.[1]

Electoral history

2006 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district Republican primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Fallin 16,691 34.57%
Republican Mick Cornett 11,718 24.27%
Republican Denise Bode 9,139 18.93%
Republican Kevin Calvey 4,870 10.09%
Republican Fred Morgan 4,493 9.30%
Republican Johnny B. Roy 1,376 2.85%
Total votes 47,287 100.0
2018 Oklahoma County general election - District 3 Commissioner
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Calvey 59,450 57.6
Democratic Thomas Parkhurst, Jr. 43,798 42.4%
Total votes 103,248 100.0%
Republican hold
2022 Oklahoma County general election - District Attorney[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicki Behanna 119,446 54.42%
Republican Kevin Calvey 100,037 45.58%
Total votes 219,483 100.0%
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 Patterson, Matt "Vicki Behanna beats Kevin Calvey in hotly contested Oklahoma County DA race" NonDoc (Nov. 8, 2022) Accessed Nov. 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lawmaker soldier home from war". Normantranscript.com. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ↑ Savage, Tres (16 February 2019). "Kevin Calvey: 'Please pray' for brother jailed in Russia". Nondoc. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Primary Election July 25, 2006". Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Clay, Nolan; Smith, Jessie Christopher (25 August 2022). "Kevin Calvey wins runoff in Oklahoma County DA race and already facing same criticism". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Isenstadt, Alex (30 July 2010). "Thompson backs Lankford in Okla. 5th". Politico. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Isenstadt, Alex (28 July 2010). "Okla. newbie scores 'unfathomable' primary win". Politico. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Representative Kevin Calvey". Okhouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  9. ↑ "Oklahoma lawmaker threatens to set himself on fire over abortion ruling". KFOR-TV. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Kutner, Jenny (28 April 2015). "Anti-choice lawmaker threatens to set himself on fire to protest abortion". Salon.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Savage, Tres (11 April 2018). "Vulgar voicemail names wife, daughter of Rep. Kevin Calvey". Nondoc. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "District Three | Oklahoma County, OK". www.oklahomacounty.org. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  13. ↑ "Incoming county commissioners plan to focus on jail reform". Oklahoman.com. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  14. ↑ Oklahoma Election Board' - "2022 November General Election - Unofficial Results"
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