Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) is a conservative, state-based think tank in Oklahoma, USA.

Founding, mission, and leadership

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) was founded in 1993 as a public policy research organization focused primarily on state-level issues. The founders, led by Dr. David Brown, envisioned an organization that was capable of affecting the state’s public policy similar to national level think tanks. Since its founding OCPA has conducted research and analysis of public issues in Oklahoma from a perspective of limited government, individual liberty and a free-market economy. OCPA has promoted the conclusions from its research through an array of media that have steadily increased in breadth, scope and ultimately, effectiveness.

OCPA headquarters is near the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Michael C. Carnuccio serves as President and joined the staff in January 2010. Previously, Carnuccio served as senior advisor for Oklahomans for Responsible Government, director of public affairs for the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and director of public affairs for Saxum Strategic Communications (now Saxum PR).

Annual event

OCPA's annual Citizenship Award Dinner has honored former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Former recipients include Paul Ryan, John R. Bolton, Peggy Noonan, Thomas Patten Stafford, Larry Arnn, Newt Gingrich, Ronald Reagan and son Michael Reagan, Tommy Franks, J.C. Watts, John T. Walton, William F. Buckley, Jr., Clarence Thomas, Cal Thomas, Steve Forbes, and Jeane Kirkpatrick.

See also

• State Policy Network

References

External links

• Official website
• Organizational Profile – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)