Steve Kunzweiler Announces Candidacy For Tulsa County District Attorney

Assistant District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler announced Thursday he will run to replace Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris, who said earlier this week he will not seek re-election.

Kunzweiler, who will run as a Republican, is the Chief of the Criminal Division.

Kunzweiler has been a prosecutor in Oklahoma for 24 years.

"As a career prosecutor myself, I have worked every day for the past 24 years to the best of my ability to protect the citizens of Oklahoma and seek justice. I want to be the next District Attorney for Tulsa County," Kunzweiler said.

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