The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the Lieutenant Governor becomes the new Governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resignation, or removal of the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor also serves as the President of the Oklahoma Senate, and may cast the tie breaking votes in that chamber.
The 15th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is Jari Askins. Her first full term began on January 8, 2007, replacing Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin who is the Representative of Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. Askins was appointed effective December 31, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of outgoing Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin who resigned early in order to be sworn in to Congress.
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