With the Oklahoma governor's race tightening, a former Republican congressman is stepping up to make an endorsement — but not of the GOP candidate.
Former Rep. J.C. Watts, who served in Congress from 1995 to 2003 and spent four years as chairman of the House Republican Conference, appears in a new ad supporting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joy Hofmeister.
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