Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Appoints Energy Executive Alan Armstrong to Temporarily Fill Mullin’s U.S. Senate Seat
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to temporarily fill U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s seat through the end of the year. Stitt hailed Armstrong as a “proud third‑generation Oklahoman, staunch conservative, respected business leader, and a devoted family man,” and Armstrong is stepping down from the board of energy infrastructure firm Williams Companies and must submit an oath to the Secretary of State that he will not run for the seat when it next appears on the ballot. Fox’s coverage also noted the partisan breakdown of Mullin’s Senate confirmation vote was 54–45 (with Sen. Rand Paul the only Republican “no” vote and Democrats John Fetterman and Martin Heinrich voting “yes”), and that Mullin voted to confirm himself.
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