Jason Reese, Oklahoma House Candidate, Had Porn Title On Campaign Report

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Jason Reese, GOP candidate for a state House seat in northwest Oklahoma City, said the title of a bondage porn video was included on his campaign finance report because of a campaign staffer's mishap.

Reese, of Oklahoma City, said an accountant he hired as his campaign treasurer accidentally cut and pasted the video's title into a report and filed it July 31 with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. Campaign money wasn't spent on pornography, Reese said. The staffer told Reese he was pasting a description of credit card processing fees into the report, but that he inadvertently clicked on a web page open on his personal computer.

"He apologized and resigned from the campaign today," Reese said. (For more information on Reese and other Oklahoma City stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

The accountant didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Reese's campaign filed an amended ethics report on Thursday.

The error was first reported by The Lost Ogle, a satirical website that frequently lampoons Oklahoma politicians.

Reese is an attorney and former staffer of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the state Republican Party. He previously ran unsuccessfully for state labor commissioner in 2010 and for a state Senate seat in 2012.

He is running for the House District 83 seat, currently held by Republican state Rep. Randy McDaniel, who is term limited and is running for state treasurer.

Oklahoma Republicans have been rocked by a series of sex-related scandals this year. Former state Sen. Bryce Marlatt resigned earlier this month after an Uber driver told police he grabbed her head and kissed her neck while she drove him to a bar in June. State Rep. Dan Kirby resigned in February after being accused of sexually harassing two former legislative assistants, and ex-state Sen. Ralph Shortey was indicted in federal court this month on charges of child sex trafficking and producing and transporting child.

And a former aide to Republican Gov. Mary Fallin was charged this month after authorities say he was investigated on allegations that he took a photo or video up a woman's skirt at the State Capitol. Travis Goss Brauer faces charges of offering false or fraudulent evidence, a felony, and a misdemeanor charge of destruction of evidence after authorities allege he destroyed or altered a mobile phone and a laptop that were part of an investigation.

By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press

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