Paxton names Sen. Hamilton public safety chairman, Sen. Kern vice chair

With the resignation of former Senator and now Cleveland County Sheriff Darrell Weaver, Pro Tem Paxton has named Senator Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain as the new chairman of the Senate Public Safety Committee and Senator Spencer Kern, R-Duncan as vice chairman.

“While we all wish Sheriff Weaver well in his new position as Cleveland County Sheriff, it leaves a void in the public safety space,” Pro Te…