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John Kevin Stitt (born December 28, 1972) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th governor of Oklahoma since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2018, defeating Democrat and former state Attorney General Drew Edmondson with 54.3% of the vote.
Abraham Jefferson Seay (1832-1915, served 1892-1893) as the second presidential appointed governor of the Oklahoma Territory (1890-1907). Before statehood in 1907, modern day-Oklahoma was composed of the Oklahoma Territory (in the West since 1890) and the Indian Territory in the original far wider / greater expanse of the old Louisiana Purchase of 1803, including today's Midwestern and Western ...
The Constitution of Oklahoma calls for the election of a governor every four years, to take office on the second Monday in January after the election. [22] Originally, governors could not succeed themselves, with no limit on total terms; [ 23 ] a 1966 constitutional amendment allowed them to succeed themselves once. [ 24 ]
A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [14] The governor's office has term limits in 37 states and 4 territories; these terms are four years except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors serve two-year terms. [9] [15]
JeKia Harrison, president of Young Democrats of Oklahoma, registered on Election Day with the Ethics Commission to run for the state Legislature in 2026. She is seeking the House District 97 seat ...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott left for Israel Wednesday for a brief "solidarity mission." The trip, coordinated by the Israel Consulate's office in Houston and by the ...
The governor presides over the executive branch, commands the militia of the state, and makes sure that the laws of the state are enforced and that the peace is preserved. The governor is the state's chief representative and spokesperson to the other states within the United States, the United States federal government, and foreign nations.
The 45th Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Awards are slated for Jan. 30 at the state Capitol. ... Here is the full list of 2024 Governor's Art Awards categories and winners: ... 1st photos of New ...