From Industry Dominance to Legislative Progress: The Political and Public Health Struggle of Tobacco Control on Oklahoma

Andrew L. M.A. Spivak and Michael S. Ph.D. Givel

University of California at San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education from Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC San Francisco

Abstract: The tobacco industry is a major political force in Oklahoma through lobbying, direct campaign contributions, indirect contributions to the two major political parties and legislative political caucuses, and gifts and entertainment events. The tobacco industry has a centralized political organization in Oklahoma that promotes and defends its political and market interests at the local and state levels of government. Although the tobacco industry has operated in the open in some political campaigns, it has often operated quietly behind the scenes, frequently working with various allied organizations on state and local political campaigns.

Keywords: Tobacco Free Oklahoma Coalition; Oklahoma State Department of Health; lobbying; anti-tobacco campaign (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-07-01
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