Hasan Piker Asks Oklahoma Democratic Senate Nominee if Chuck Schumer Ever Called

N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Oklahoma, told streamer Hasan Piker that neither the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee nor her state party has helped her campaign, and that days before the election she still had not heard from the DSCC.

Thomas is a 31-year-old nurse, Chickasaw citizen and military spouse, and, in Piker's words, the "first democratic socialist federal nominee in Oklahoma history." On Tuesday she faces Republican Rep. Kevin Hern for the seat Markwayne Mullin gave up to become secretary of Homeland Security. Federal filings show that no party committee has put money into her race.

What Thomas Told Hasan Piker About National Democrats

Piker asked Thomas during the stream "what responsibility does the national Democratic Party have as far as the write off that they've done to working class Oklahomans?"

"So one, we don't get any type of support," Thomas said. She said the Oklahoma Democratic Party "started focusing less on the federal races" and shifted to the governor's race and the attorney general's race, which "left us out in the cold."

"I don't even know how the DSCC thing works, but we never, and I mean ever, still haven't heard anything from the DSCC," she said.

Piker followed up with a question: "Chuck Schumer never gave you a call to be like, hey, here, you can hold a couple million?"

"Nope, didn't," Thomas replied. "So all this has been off my back, off my big old back." She said most of her money came in donations of "five, 10, $15 from people from across the spectrum."

She also criticized the state party's leadership, saying the chair "ends up just posting selfies of herself" on the party's Facebook page.

What the FEC Filings Show

In his introduction, Piker said Thomas won the primary runoff while spending under $60,000. That is roughly consistent with the record. Before the runoff against Jim Priest, whom News 9 described as a lawyer and ordained minister, the station reported that she had raised more than $50,000. Thomas won the August runoff, and she led with 59 percent of the vote when the race was called, OKCFox reported.

Thomas's pre-general report to the Federal Election Commission, which runs through October 14, shows $115,954 in total receipts. Nearly all of it, $115,215, came from individuals, and $68,791 came in unitemized donations under $200. The report lists no money from party committees or PACs and $24,102 in cash on hand. Her FEC candidate page also says no independent expenditures, communication costs or electioneering communications were reported for or against her.

Both sets of figures run through Oct. 14, 2026. Hern's report shows $10.86 million in receipts, including $3.14 million in transfers from his own authorized committees, $5.05 million in candidate loans and $1.03 million from PACs. The report shows he repaid the $5.05 million in loans in full. He also received $62,000 from party committees and ended the period with $2.81 million in cash.

A Long Shot in a Solid Red State

PolitiKool's polling average has Hern ahead 49 percent to 25 percent.

That context matters for Thomas's complaint. Party committees usually spend in races they consider competitive, so getting no DSCC money in a seat like this one is common and is not necessarily a snub. After the runoff, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin called Thomas "a proven leader who will work tirelessly to bring down costs, expand access to healthcare, create good-paying jobs," OKCFox reported.

Hern's Wealth and Holdings

Piker called Hern "a fast food mogul worth roughly $110 million." Congressional disclosures put Hern's median net worth at about $110 million in 2024, up from $61 million when he entered Congress, The Washington Sun found.

Hern made his fortune as a McDonald's franchisee. Piker said Hern "owns 18 McDonald's," a figure that could not be verified. The Washington Sun reported that Hern owned two dozen franchise locations, that his disclosures no longer report McDonald's-related loans, and that he holds between $101,002 and $265,000 in McDonald's Corporation stock. The Washington Sun also reported that Hern has in the past failed to properly disclose personal stock trades as the STOCK Act requires.

Thomas said Hern "shouldn't be stock trading in office." During the rapid-fire round she said she supports a ban on congressional stock trading.

What Happens Next

Oklahoma votes on Tuesday. By Piker's count, his audience gave about $20,000 to Thomas's campaign during the stream. Whether national Democrats were wrong to stay out of the race depends on how close Thomas gets to a Republican who leads her by 24 points in the polling average.