Dear Friends,

It has been a busy last few days leading up to the Primary election! I do not know about all of you, but I am ready for an election and a break from all campaign mailers and robo-calls from other candidates, at least for awhile!

Most contested elections are decided in November, but a cluster of Oklahoma races this year will be settled in primary (or perhaps runoff) balloting.

Incumbent Republican Dana Murphy, who defeated Jim Roth in a close race to finish an unexpired term at the Corporation Commission two years ago, is heavily favored to defeat Tod Yeager. She is likely to retain her job at the agency. No Democrat filed, so Tuesday's election will determine the victor.

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy says a new data system is now available to Oklahoma's oil and gas producers that will save them time and money.

"Nowhere is the expression 'time is money' more accurate than in the oil and gas business," Murphy noted. "The new system will allow a number of forms to be filed online, eliminating the time and cost associated with the old paper-filing system. It also allows for fast posting of all data to the OCC's oil and gas well record website, giving the producers access to the data they need in making decisions which can involve millions of dollars."

Dear Friends,

This week seemed one of the busiest ever with many events including those close to home and those across the State! Both fundraising events this week were very successful and helped cap a quarterly fundraising cycle that was terrific, just shy of $180,000. Thanks to so many of you for your generosity and support to help me head into July 27th with lots of momentum!

All three radio commercials are now airing on radio stations across the Oklahoma! You can listen to them right from the website at: http://www.danamurphy.com/radio-ads-murphymedia-64.html

After two years in office, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy is asking voters for a full six-year term, and she deserves one.

Educated as a geologist and an attorney and with experience as an administrative law judge for the commission prior to taking office, Murphy was one of the best-prepared commissioners in state history.

Dear Friends,

Needless to say, no matter where I seem to travel in Oklahoma during July these days, the rain is always right there! Not that as a northwestern Oklahoman, I am one to complain about rain, but it certainly adds a few challenges in traveling to events and for organizers of outdoor events to make decisions to cancel or postpone events. I can hardly believe I am ready to roll past the 66,000 mile mark on the Murphy Mobile...how time has flown since the day I started driving this truck in March of 2009!

by James Coburn

EDMOND — Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy said she has kept the three promises she made to voters when she was elected in 2008.

"I promised I would bring more openness and transparency to the commission. I promised I would take the commission out to communities," Murphy said. "And I promised to get to work and bring greater working relationships among myself, the commission and other elected officials."

Dear Friends,

Hope all of you had a wonderful July 4th despite some unusually rainy and cloudy weather! The flags, patriotic shirts, music and so many other reminders caused me to specially reflect over the past days about what it means to be an American including how I appreciate our troops and being able to worship the God I love freely. Our country faces many challenges, but I always have hope for America, just as our founding fathers did when they overcame so much to help create our Nation in the first place! They put their beliefs into action to make a difference, just as we can do too!

Dear Friends,

"On the Road Again" seems to be a familiar tune that I hum in my head as the miles continue to rack up on my little blue truck! This week, I headed south to Ada and Seminole, out west to Weatherford and Elk City, but also had a few stops a little closer to Edmond during the week as well. I visited our Commission field staff, caught up with familiar faces and met some new faces along the way AND was the surprised recipient of some incredibly generous campaign donations to boot!

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners Bob Anthony and Dana Murphy have informed Governor Brad Henry they plan to again give the state part of their pay based on wage losses experienced by furloughed Commission employees.

As state law forbids the Commissioners from having their pay reduced, the Commissioners have opted to write checks back to the state.

by Liz McMahan

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy is hitting the campaign trail this summer with more than a message about politics.

She was elected two years ago and is seeking her first full term with one Republican opponent, Tod Yeager of Del City.

Dear Friends,

Hope all the Fathers out there had a great Father's Day! My Dad is no longer living, but on Father's Day and every day, I still think so much about him and what an influence he had on my life!

The past week has been a busy one as I traveled from Woodward to Mustang to Tulsa to Muskogee to Bartlesville and finally home again! Amazingly, my little 2008 blue truck has almost hit 64,000 miles since I first started driving it in March 2009. How thankful I am for the durability and reliability of this truck. I think it is just another reminder of how I became your Corporation Commissioner in the first place!

Neither is the case with Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy.

Murphy was elected to office in a special vote less than two years ago. She was uniquely qualified for that post, having served previously as an administrative judge for the commission.

It's a huge job to sit on the Corporation Commission. It's no place for on-the-job training. Decisions are made daily that affect the lives of every Oklahoman.

Dear Friends,

As many of you have now learned, I will have a primary election on July 27th to win re-election as your Corporation Commissioner. Photos from filing can be seen at: http://www.danamurphy.com/on-the-trail-mainmenu-32/286-filing2010.html and you can check out the photos that I continue to share on my website and on facebook from events across the state by going to the On the Trail menu bar from the homepage on www.danamurphy.com