Carrie Blumert says she's proud of her work as a county commissioner, but she is resigning: "Mental health care has been my passion from day one."
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has proposed a new policy to allow political candidates and elected officials to spend campaign funds on child care or other caregiving expenses. The commission released a draft opinion Friday in response to a request from Sen.
Oklahoma County Commissioner Carrie Blumert resigned on Tuesday to be the next CEO of Mental Health Association Oklahoma.
He came to "say a few kind words" in support of Sen. Elmer Thomas' bid for re-election. But it didn't go as expected -- he also praised Thomas' political foe, Gov. E.W. Marland.