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Oklahoma's first governor, Charles N. Haskell (1860-1933, served 1907-1911), wielded executive power effectively, but in the first 20 years after he left office in 1911, the assertive and dominant Oklahoma Legislature further reduced and limited the governor's office of several of its traditional powers and impeached two state governors: John C ...
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.
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 ]
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 ...
Gov. Bill Anoatubby, governor of the Chickasaw Nation, looks down on the Senate floor July 24 after adjournment of the special session of the Oklahoma Senate to extend tribal compacts and override ...
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.
Oklahoma anti-immigration law HB 4156 has faced legal challenges This year, state lawmakers passed House Bill 4156, a far-reaching measure that aimed to create a state system to regulate immigration.
The Cabinet of the governor of Oklahoma is a body of the most senior appointed officials of the executive branch of the government of Oklahoma.Originally an informal meeting between the governor of Oklahoma and various government officials, the Governor's Cabinet has evolved into an important information link between the governor and the various agencies, boards and commissions that operate ...