The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order,or relative preeminence,for domestic and foreign government officials at diplomatic,ceremonial,and social events within the United States and abroad. The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in diplomacy,and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies. Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. Former presidents,vice presidents,first ladies,second ladies,and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list.
In the United States,a governor serves as the chief executive and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories,functioning as head of state and head of government therein. As such,governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. As state leaders,governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools,among them executive orders,executive budgets,and legislative proposals and vetoes. Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities and objectives with the support and assistance of department and agency heads,many of whom they are empowered to appoint. A majority of governors have the authority to appoint state court judges as well,in most cases from a list of names submitted by a nominations committee.
Brian John Bingman is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who has served in elected and appointed offices since the 1990s. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Sapulpa city commission in 1992,before being elected mayor by his fellow commissioners in 1994. He would serve in both of these offices until 2004,when he was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent the 30th district. After one term in the house,Bingman ran for the 12th district of the Oklahoma Senate in 2006 and would hold the seat until term limited in 2016. In 2011,he was elected by Republican senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate,a position he would hold until retirement in 2016.
The Oklahoma Secretary of Education is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The secretary is appointed by the governor,with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate,to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The secretary serves as the chief advisor to the governor on public education issues and needs.
The 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018. Businessman Kevin Stitt was elected governor,succeeding fellow Republican Mary Fallin,who was term-limited. Primary elections occurred on June 26,2018,with primary runoff elections having occurred on August 28,2018.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe won reelection to a fifth full term,defeating Democratic challenger Abby Broyles.
The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on November 6,2018. All of Oklahoma's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's five seats in the United States House of Representatives,half of the 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate and all 101 seats in the Oklahoma House,and five offices in each of Oklahoma's 77 counties. Voter turnout was 42.5% of the eligible population,a 12.6% increase over the 2014 midterms but still the third lowest in the nation.
John Kevin Stitt is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th governor of Oklahoma since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in 2018,defeating Democrat and former state Attorney General Drew Edmondson with 54.3% of the vote. Stitt was reelected to a second term in 2022,defeating Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister,a Republican turned Democrat,with 55.4% of the vote. A member of the Cherokee Nation,Stitt is the second Native American governor after former Oklahoma governor Johnston Murray.
Philip Matthew Pinnell is an American politician serving as the 17th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma,since 2019. Pinnell is also serving as the first Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism &Branding. Pinnell is a member of the Republican Party.
The Fifty-seventh Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma from January 3,2019,to January 3,2021,during the first two years of the first administration of Governor Kevin Stitt. The November 2018 elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
Monroe Nichols IV is an American politician and former college football player who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 72nd district since 2016. He is the first African-American to represent the district. In July 2023,he announced he would not seek re-election to the Oklahoma House in order to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election.
Logan Phillips is an American politician and teacher who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 24th district from 2018 to 2022.
The 2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent governor Kevin Stitt was re-elected to a second term,defeating Joy Hofmeister.
Ryan Martinez is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 39th District from 2016 through his resignation in 2023. Born in Edmond,Oklahoma,Martinez attended the University of Colorado before returning to Oklahoma to work as staff for Jim Inhofe and T.W. Shannon.
A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday,November 8,2022. The primary election was held on Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,where necessary,were held on Tuesday,August 23. The candidate filing period was April 13,2022 to April 15,2022.
The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election took place concurrently with the regularly scheduled election for Oklahoma's other Senate seat. The candidate filing deadline was between April 13–15,2022.
Ryan Walters is an American hate monger. Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2023 and who served as the appointed Oklahoma Secretary of Education between September 2020 and April 2023.
John Kane is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 11th district since November 16,2022.
John George is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 36th district since November 16,2022.
Nellie Tayloe Sanders is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Education since January 24,2024.
