Where Max Stands — The Issues That Matter to District 33

Dr. Max Burchett is running for Oklahoma House District 33 on a simple principle: good policy comes from understanding how systems actually work. As a pharmacist, a healthcare executive, and the CIO of the largest Urban Native American Clinic in the United States, Max has spent his career at the intersection of policy and practice — seeing firsthand what helps people and what gets in their way.

Here is where he stands on the issues that matter most to the families of Logan and Payne County.

1. Healthcare That Works

Oklahoma faces a healthcare access crisis that hits rural and working-class families hardest. Too many Oklahomans are driving hours for basic care, skipping prescriptions they can't afford, or falling through the cracks of a system that was designed around paperwork rather than patients.

Max knows this system from the inside. As a pharmacist and longtime healthcare executive, he has watched policy failures ripple through to real patients in real time. His approach to healthcare is not ideological — it is operational. He wants to design policy that reduces friction, not policy that forces organizations to work around it.

Max's Healthcare Priorities:

• Expand access to care in Logan and Payne County, particularly for working families and rural residents who face geographic and financial barriers.

• Reduce administrative burdens on providers and clinics that consume resources without improving patient outcomes.

• Support Oklahoma's healthcare workforce pipeline so that communities have the doctors, nurses, and pharmacists they need.

• Bring performance metrics and accountability to state health programs so taxpayer dollars produce measurable results.

"I have seen what happens when healthcare policy is written by people who have never managed a clinic, never counseled a patient, and never watched a family choose between groceries and their medication. I have. And I am going to bring that experience to Oklahoma City." — Dr. Max Burchett, Jr.

2. Strong Public Education

A strong local economy starts with strong schools. Oklahoma's students deserve an education system that prepares them for the workforce of tomorrow — not just today — and our teachers deserve the respect, resources, and compensation that keep talented educators in the classroom.

Max approaches education the same way he approaches healthcare: with a focus on outcomes and a deep respect for the professionals doing the work. Schools should be empowered to serve their communities, not buried in mandates that consume time without improving results.

Max's Education Priorities:

• Support competitive teacher pay that attracts and retains the quality educators our children need.

• Invest in career and technical education so students have pathways to high-demand, well-paying jobs in healthcare, technology, and the trades.

• Ensure that local schools in District 33 have the resources they need to give every student a quality education, regardless of zip code.

• Measure educational outcomes transparently so communities can hold schools accountable and celebrate real progress.

3. Growing the Local Economy

District 33 is home to small business owners, farmers, tradespeople, and working families who are the backbone of Logan and Payne County. Max's economic vision is not about chasing big corporations — it is about building the conditions where local businesses can thrive, agriculture can prosper, and working families can get ahead.

As a systems thinker, Max understands that strong local economies reduce downstream strain on healthcare, education, and public services. Investment in local economic stability pays dividends across every sector of community life.

Max's Economic Priorities:

• Reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses that stifle growth without serving a meaningful public purpose.

• Support Oklahoma agriculture and the farming families whose work sustains our communities and our state.

• Promote workforce development programs that connect job seekers with employers right here in District 33.

• Champion infrastructure improvements — roads, broadband, utilities — that make District 33 more competitive and connected.

4. Accountable Government

Oklahomans work hard for their money, and they deserve a state government that spends it wisely. Max has spent his career managing large organizations with real budgets and real consequences. He knows that accountability is not a political talking point — it is a management discipline.

In his executive roles, Max has learned that government — like any organization — performs better when outcomes are defined clearly, progress is measured honestly, and leaders are held responsible for results. That is the standard he will hold himself to in the State House, and it is the standard he will fight to apply across state government.

Max's Government Accountability Priorities:

• Require performance metrics and transparent reporting for state-funded programs so Oklahomans can see what their tax dollars are achieving.

• Eliminate programs that are not producing results and redirect those resources toward what works.

• Bring operational experience to the budgeting process — understanding not just what programs cost, but what they deliver.

• Stay accessible and transparent with constituents in District 33, holding regular town halls and maintaining open lines of communication.

Practical Leadership — Not Political Theater

What sets Max apart is not a party platform or a list of talking points. It is a track record of actually managing complex systems, delivering measurable outcomes, and putting the people he serves first. District 33 does not need another politician who sounds good in a campaign ad. It needs someone who will show up, do the work, and be accountable for the results.

That is exactly what Dr. Max Burchett, Jr. has done throughout his career — and it is exactly what he will bring to the Oklahoma State House.

"Focused on real solutions to improve healthcare, strengthen schools, and grow opportunity in District 33." — Dr. Max Burchett, Jr.

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