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Gov. Kevin Stitt announces several cabinet selections including chief of staff, secretary of state

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Governor Kevin Stitt waves to the crowd after being sworn in Jan. 14 at the Oklahoma Capitol.

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Newly inaugurated Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced several members of his cabinet since his gubernatorial win, including two re-elects from former Gov. Mary Fallin’s time in office.

After the recent announcements from Stitt, Oklahoma’s cabinet currently consists of a chief of staff, secretary of state, deputy secretary of state, secretary of energy and environment, chief general counsel, secretary of agriculture, adjutant general, commissioner of public safety, and advisers for the Commerce Department, according to Governor Stitt’s campaign website.

The cabinet members are listed below:

  • Michael Junk, chief of staff. Junk currently serves as deputy mayor of Tulsa.

  • Michael Rogers, secretary of state. Rogers served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2014-2018.

  • Donelle Harder, deputy secretary of state. Harder served as vice president at the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association.

  • Kenneth Wagner, secretary of energy and environment. Wagner is the current senior adviser to the administrator for Regional and State Affairs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to the campaign website.

  • Mark Burget, chief general counsel. Burget serves as the area director at Search Ministries in Oklahoma City and worked at McAfee & Taft law firm for 22 years.

  • Blayne Arthur, secretary of agriculture. Arthur is the executive director at the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation.

  • Michael Thompson, adjutant general. Thompson began in this position under former Gov. Mary Fallin in 2017.

  • Rusty Rhoades, commissioner of Public Safety. Rhoades began in this position under Fallin in 2017.

  • Sean Kouplen, Department of Commerce adviser. Kouplen is the CEO and chairman of Regent Bank in Tulsa.

  • Brent Kisling, executive director of the Department of Commerce. Kisling is the executive director of Enid Regional Development Alliance.

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