Mitchell Jacob, a Democrat, is running for U.S. House of Representatives in Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District.

Jacob faces Republican Tom Cole in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

The policy positions below are drawn from Jacob's responses to the BallotReady candidate questionnaire and his campaign website. They reflect the candidate's own statements.

Candidate information

  • Party: Democratic
  • Office sought: U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma 4th Congressional District
  • Education: High school diploma, Boulder Creek High School (2010); associate's degree, Rio Salado College (2016); bachelor's degree in government studies, Grand Canyon University (2020); juris doctor, University of Oklahoma (2025)

Experience and public service

Jacob worked as a mortgage advisor at Peoples Mortgage Company from 2012 to 2013 and as a financial service professional at Charles Schwab from 2014 to 2017, according to his BallotReady profile.

He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army from 2017 to 2022.

Jacob earned his law degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2025. He works as an attorney at the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, a position he has held since 2024, according to his BallotReady profile.

On the issues

Education

Jacob said he supports repealing the Parental Choice Tax Credit Act and properly funding public schools. He said nearly a quarter of Oklahoma children live in poverty and that education funding in the state ranks among the lowest in the country. Jacob said public schools should be funded and provide free meals, according to his candidate questionnaire responses.

Taxes and the national debt

Jacob said he supports lower individual taxes for Oklahomans. He also called the national debt "the biggest threat to our democracy," citing a figure of roughly $36.6 trillion. He said interest payments on the debt now exceed spending on Medicare and defense. Jacob said he wants to stop raising the debt limit, cut spending and eliminate the federal debt, according to his questionnaire responses.

Infrastructure

Jacob said every Oklahoman deserves access to a reliable highway and reliable internet, and that the state needs investment in modernization, according to his questionnaire responses.

Immigration

Jacob said the immigration system needs to operate more efficiently. He said the country should process work visas, asylum claims and refugee requests fairly and swiftly. He criticized what he said is $100 billion allocated to immigration enforcement, building what he called inhumane camps and using masked agents on streets, calling instead for "solutions, not fear; capacity, not more law enforcement; and tolerance, not hatred," according to his questionnaire responses.

Healthcare

Jacob said he believes healthcare is a human right. He said people should not have to work three jobs to get by and expressed support for tribal sovereignty, state sovereignty, personal liberty and the Constitution, according to his questionnaire responses.

The Norman Chronicle provides candidate profiles to help voters in the Norman area make informed decisions. This profile is based on publicly available information and the candidate's own responses to questionnaires. It does not constitute an endorsement.