Voters in the northwest Oklahoma city of Enid will decide whether to recall a city councilor with ties to white supremacist groups. Judd Blevins was elected last year to a city council seat in this community of just over 50,000 residents in the heart of the state's wheat plains. The 42-year-old hasn't denied his past ties to racist groups.
Judd Blevins, left, a city councilor in Enid, Okla., speaks to Enid resident Frank Baker, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, before a community forum. Blevins, who has acknowledged ties to white supremacist groups, faces a recall vote, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Father James Neal, foreground, pastor of the Holy Cross Orthodox Catholic Church in Enid, Okla., listens during a community forum in Enid, Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
The recall effort in Oklahoma was launched by two longtime Enid residents, best friends Connie Vickers and Nancy Presnall, both Democrats in a county where Republicans have a nearly 4-to-1 advantage in voter registration. The two helped spearhead a signature drive to qualify Blevins’ recall for the ballot, getting 350 signatures from voters in the ward, far more than the 240 they needed.
Blevins’ response drew a smattering of applause from some of the 150 people who packed into Enid’s downtown arena for the forum during which the two candidates fielded questions from the publisher of the local paper, the Enid News & Eagle, and a reporter for a local radio station.about his ties to white nationalism, has many residents of this conservative city concerned about its reputation, particularly as city leaders seek to recruit businesses and young professionals to the area.
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