As an engineer and regulatory affairs expert with decades of successful management experience in the utility industry, Paul is ready to apply his expertise to advance Oklahoma’s infrastructure. Having navigated government regulation throughout his career, he understands the dysfunction of bureaucracy. He recognizes that government programs are often ineffective and redundant, and he believes it takes common sense and tenacity to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. Eliminating these inefficiencies will generate savings, enabling Oklahoma to implement structural changes that create incentives for efficiency and respect for taxpayers and their money.

As a three-time Republican nominee for Oklahoma House District 79, a state-appointed member of the Oklahoma Home Inspection Examiner Committee, a City of Tulsa-appointed member of the Sales Tax Overview Committee, and a convention-elected Tulsa County Republican Party State Committeeman, Paul brings an in-depth knowledge of Oklahoma’s government that is essential to lead the effort to rebuild the state’s failing public education system.

In 2023, Paul formed a team to examine why conservative candidates often lack sufficient support. Their analysis of public school student proficiency revealed that Oklahoma ranks among the bottom four states, with Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) ranking among the bottom two districts in the nation. TPS schools have failed students for decades. Noting that Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, was an avid reader and a self-taught lawyer, Paul emphasizes that literacy is fundamental to understanding conservatism. He believes it is no surprise that graduates who lack strong literacy skills fall prey to progressivism. He asserts that it is time for Oklahoma’s education administrators to stop arguing and start rebuilding the state’s failing public schools.

Paul and his wife, Pamela, have raised six successful children and have twenty-one grandchildren. They are committed pro-life Christians and dedicated members of the Church of St. Mary. He is an active member of the Knights of Columbus and serves the community through the Home Improvement Ministry. He earned his Eagle Scout award, graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.