When it comes to Medicaid expansion, more than 300,000 Oklahomans just like me have raised our voices to be heard loud and clear — and it’s time for the governor to listen to those voices and set an election date for State Question 802.

Together, we collected a record number of signatures in every corner of the state to give voters the power to keep rural hospitals open, expand access to health care and bring our tax dollars home from Washington to help the people of Oklahoma.

Instead of respecting the will of our citizens, Gov. Kevin Stitt continues to throw out alternative ideas that have very little chance of being implemented. I may not be a public figure, but as one of the hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans who needs health care, I simply can’t stay silent any longer.

We need a plan we can trust, and that’s why we’re ready to vote on SQ 802.