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Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a safe and enjoyable New Year celebration. As we ring in a new decade, I encourage you to join me in filling out the 2020 census, which aims to count every person living in the United States and its territories.

Mandated by the United States Constitution to be taken every 10 years, it’s extremely important for all Oklahomans to take part in this count. Each year, billions of dollars in federal funding earmarked for hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads and other resources are distributed to each state based on data obtained by...