Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
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Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Government Agency
Agency nameOffice of the Lieutenant Governor
Agency overview
Formed1907
Preceding
agencies
Office of the Territorial Secretary
Employees16 unclassified
Annual budget$700,000
HeadquartersOklahoma State Capitol
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Operational structure
Minister
responsible
Jari Askins, Lieutenant Governor

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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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Commission Position
Tourism and Recreation Commission Chair
Film Office Advisory Commission Chair
Oklahoma State Board of Equalization Vice-Chair
School Land Commission Vice-Chair
Oklahoma Linked Deposit Board Vice-Chair
State Insurance Fund Member
Archives and Records Member
Oklahoma Capitol Complex Centennial Commission Member
Capital Improvement Authority Member
Native American Cultural & Education Authority Member

# Name Term Party Governor(s) Served Under
1 George W. Bellamy 1907-1911 Democrat Charles N. Haskell>
2 J. J. McAlester 1911-1915 Democrat Lee Cruce>
3 Martin E. Trapp 1915-1923 Democrat Robert L. Williams
James B. A. Robertson
John C. Walton>
vacant 1923-1927 Martin E. Trapp>
4 William J. Holloway 1927-1929 Democrat Henry S. Johnston>
vacant 1929-1931 William J. Holloway>
5 Robert Burns 1931-1935 Democrat William H. Murray>
6 James E. Berry 1935-1955 Democrat E. W. Marland
Leon C. Phillips
Robert S. Kerr
Roy J. Turner
Johnston Murray>
7 Cowboy Pink Williams 1955-1959 Democrat Raymond D. Gary>
8 George Nigh 1959-1963 Democrat J. Howard Edmondson>
9 Leo Winters 1963-1967 Democrat Henry Bellmon>
10 George Nigh 1967-1979 Democrat
Dewey F. Bartlett
David Hall
David L. Boren>
11 Spencer Bernard 1979-1987 Democrat George Nigh>
12 Robert S. Kerr III 1987-1991 Democrat Henry Bellmon>
13 Jack Mildren 1991-1995 Democrat David Walters>
14 Mary Fallin 1995-2007 Republican Frank Keating
Brad Henry>
15 Jari Askins 2007- Democrat Brad Henry>

Executive offices of Oklahoma

Governor of Oklahoma
Lieutenant Governor * Secretary of State * State Auditor and Inspector * Attorney General * State Treasurer
Superintendent of Public Instruction * Labor Commissioner * Insurance Commissioner * Corporation Commission
State Cabinet

Lieutenant Governors of Oklahoma

Bellamy * McAlester * Trapp * Holloway * Burns * Berry * Williams * Nigh * Winters * Nigh * Bernard * Kerr * Mildren * Fallin * Askins



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