
Cody Nichols
Republican | Oklahoma
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Cody Nichols
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary & Special SD17
Race
State Rep., Dist. 69
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, 2024-2026
WORK & MILITARY
USMC, LCpl, 2009-2013
AFFILIATIONS
Battlecreek Church, Volunteer, 2019-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
N/A
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Oklahoma House District 69, 2026-2026
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Zero state funds should go to abortion providers in any way.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
When the mother will surely die if a procedure that must kill the child is not performed, and the mother elects to save her own life, then a procedure should be legal to be performed by a consenting physician.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Every life has value, no matter what stage it is in or how it came into existence.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
States should have the right to set their minimum wage.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
In Oklahoma we should audit the full education system, we should look deeply at government regulations, and we should have greater transparency and accountability for anyone who receives government money (including businesses). If you take government money, that should be easily accessible public information.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The State should not intervene in any way in a Church's right to worship, unless its worship is harming another person or interfering with another person's natural rights.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Individuals and businesses should have the right to refuse or provide service for any reason of their own choosing.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C: Medicaid and Medicare should be transparent; we should verify the need of each individual more rigorously than we currently are to prevent misuse.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Neutral
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Not applicable to the office I am running for.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
This is important, and must be executed well.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a follower of Jesus Christ, who was born as a full man and full God, by immaculate conception. He lived and walked on earth with us, was tortured and died on a cross, and was resurrected on the 3rd day, defeating the hold sin and death had on our hearts for all who have faith in Him.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
This is foolhardy, even if well-intentioned.
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear energy, with our current capability, is by far the best option.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No, though I did receive a misdemeanor DUI 6 weeks after I got out of the Marine Corps in 2013. I was struggling with a lot at the time, and that turned out to be a blessing. The path of recovery I found led me to building a living relationship with the Lord, developing a strong, healthy community of individuals that serve their community, and meeting my amazing wife, who is a Christian Family Medicine Physician. None of that would have been possible without the catalyst of my drinking.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
The goal of the criminal justice system should be to provide punitive action that leads to the rehabilitation of people who have committed crimes, so that they may return as productive members of society.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Violent criminals should not be eligible for gun ownership.
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