An Oklahoma Republican primary race will be heading to a runoff election in August between Ally Seifried and antisemitic conspiracy theorist Jarrin Jackson.
Jackson received the most votes in Oklahoma’s primary election Tuesday June 28th, but it not enough to outright win the nomination. The watchdog group StopAntisemitism tweeted about Jackson’s past bigotry and hatred in the following thread:
ANTISEMITE ALERT - Republican primary run off August 23rd, Oklahoma state senate district #2 (this district comprises 25% of the entire state!) - thread
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) July 12, 2022
Jarrin Jackson vs. Ally Seifried
Keep Jackson OUT. OF. OFFICE. pic.twitter.com/JgvhVgtZKE
He frequently streams and posts alt-right Christian content on Telegram, a messaging app. In one post, the former U.S. Army Ranger expressed his distrust of Jewish people by listing the Rothschild family as evidence that “evil exists.”
Right-wing streamer Jarrin Jackson won the most GOP primary votes for an OK state Senate seat and is headed to a runoff. On Telegram, he's posted that he's “not beholden to Jews” and listed “the Jews” and the Rothschilds as evidence that "evil exists." https://t.co/GQuXYuaBB6 pic.twitter.com/NSsuoxYR9Y
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) June 30, 2022
In addition to staunch, fringe Christian ideals, Jackson is also heavily against LGBTQ rights. On Jackson’s campaign website, he explains that he is running for Oklahoma State Senate because “sexual ‘liberation’ and Darwin’s lie of evolution have misled an entire generation of Americans to believe that God does not exist and that degenerate sexual behavior should be accepted.”