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Rande and his wife, Janet, a registered dietician, married in 1983. They have four children, Kristen and Philip, who are pursuing higher education degrees, and Jenna and Kara, who are 14 and 13, respectively. Born and raised in Lawton, Rande’s roots run deep in this community. Rande and his family attend First Baptist Church of Lawton.
Rande Worthen arrived at the state Capitol and quickly realized that the mess was worse than he thought.
Rande was a leader in passing the largest teacher pay raise in state history. Rande stood firm in his support for teachers by ending corporate welfare, and ensuring that big oil companies paid their fair share.
Rande will continue to make education a priority by fighting for smaller class sizes, more pay for support staff, and to make sure there is more classroom teaching and less testing.
Rande is a first term legislator elected in 2016. When he arrived at the state Capitol, he immediately got to work, helped break up partisan gridlock, and delivered on the issues that matter most to Lawton:
Voted for the largest teacher pay raise in state history, an average of $6,100 per teacher
Voted for a $24.6 million increase in teacher health benefits
Voted for an additional $33.0 million for text books
Voted to add $17.0 million to the state funding formula, directly impacting our district aid
Voted to appropriate a total of $2.7 billion for common education, an increase of 19%
Voted for a $7.5 million increase for concurrent enrollment for high school students to take college courses
Voted to provide $110.0 million in funding for residency programs, helping ensure rural access to medical professionals
Voted for independent audits of state agencies to cut waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars
Voted to put an end to the state’s corporate giveaways by eliminating unnecessary tax credits
Voted to even the playing field for businesses by reducing unfair tax benefits to the oil and gas industry
As an assistant district attorney for nearly 30 years, Rande Worthen also worked closely with law enforcement, fighting to give those in uniform the resources they need to keep us safe. Rande was recently given the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association Legislative Award for his service and leadership supporting law enforcement.
