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Rep. Ken Miller, chairman of the House budget committee, has pulled out of the race for House Speaker and endorsed Rep. Kris Steele of Shawnee for the post. Miller’s decision to abandon his bid for Speaker came in an email to fellow Republican House members. He said he and Steele met over the weekend. “After having [...]

The race to be the next House Speaker is heating up as AP reporter Tim Talley wrote about it earlier this week, and now fellow blogger Chris Arps writes about the race between Kris Steele and Ken Miller. From the Oklahoma City Conservative Examiner, by Chris Arps Kris Steele: The Next Oklahoma House Speaker? As [...]

The Republican State House Committee (RSHC) sent the following report out today touting the 61-member strong caucus’ accomplishments this past legislative session. Oklahoma’s 2009 legislative session ends: House Republicans continue wave of conservative reform On Wednesday, May 27, the 2009 Oklahoma legislative session came to an end. This was the first session in state history [...]

The Associated Press reports today that Representative Ken Miller of Edmond, and Representative Kris Steele of Shawnee are the leading contenders to be the next Republican speaker of the Oklahoma House. Miller, a 42 year old economist from Edmond, is chairman of the powerful House Appropriations and Budget Committee and Steele is a 35 year old associate pastor at a Methodist church in Shawnee, who is the Speaker Pro-Tempore. The AP story naming these two members as top candiadtes for Speaker confirms what okiepundit.com first reported last month.

With the end of session, several legislators have set their sights on higher offices. Here’s a quick look at the announced candidates for various state offices that will be on the ballot in 2010 as well as the race for the next Republican leaders in the House and Senate.