Ervin Yen, MD Announces Campaign for Governor

(OKC) – Oklahoma keeps setting new records when it comes to the number of new Coronavirus cases, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, and the number of Oklahoma deaths due to the pandemic. With that in mind, Dr. Ervin Yen has stepped up and decided to run for Governor of our state.

“As a physician, my entire career has been trying to make Oklahomans healthier. The Governor of Oklahoma’s top job should be to protect our state and our people. Oklahoma is sorely lacking with that type of leadership. I cannot and will not stand back and just watch this happen. Every day I see the new deaths and my anger just increases. If this is allowed to continue, we could still be in this pandemic on election day 2022," said Dr. Yen.

Dr. Yen served as the State Senator for District 40 from 2014 to 2018. During that time he served as Chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee and Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.

“Oklahoma desperately needs a mask mandate covering all 77 counties. When I first read about this virus, I knew it would come to the U.S. I knew it would hit cities like NYC hard. I thought perhaps Oklahoma would be spared being a hot spot, since we have always socially distanced, compared to places like NYC. I was wrong. This virus is so contagious, it will go everywhere. It just goes to rural areas later than urban areas. Mandating masks in a county after an outbreak is way too late,” said Dr. Yen.

“The benefits of vaccines far, far outweigh the risks. They save lives and are going to be even more important in the future. Oklahoma's mandated vaccines should only have an exemption for medical reasons,” said Dr. Yen.

“And I am opposed to the Governor’s plan to implement managed care. Privatizing Medicaid is simply a bad idea. This was tried years ago here and failed,” said Dr. Yen.

Dr. Yen has been a practicing physician in Oklahoma City for over 36 years. A graduate of Putnam City High School, he earned a degree in zoology from the University of Oklahoma and then graduated from OU Medical School.

Dr. Yen and his wife Pam have been happily married for 34 years. They are the parents of five adult children and are active members of Christ the King Catholic Church.