Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to serve Oklahoma

Most of my adult life has been in service to the great State of Oklahoma, first, as an elected State House Member out of Poteau, Oklahoma; next, as a State Senator representing LeFlore and Sequoyah Counties; and then a seven-year stint as Anadarko’s city manager. Yet none of these roles have been as meaningful and impactful to me as the opportunity to represent rural Oklahomans as their State Dire…