Cruz to campaign next week in Oklahoma City, Tulsa

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is wrapping up a sweep through several southern states with campaign stops next week in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

Cruz is embarking on a campaign tour of seven March 1 Super Tuesday states, starting in Saint Paul, Minnesota on Thursday, and finishing in Oklahoma on Wednesday, Dec. 23, with stops planned at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa at 9 a.m. followed by a visit to Oklahoma City Community College at 1:30 p.m.

As part of his plan to hold 12 rallies in 12 cities in one week, Cruz also plans stops in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia.

Cruz held public rallies in Oklahoma City and Tulsa in August.