Oklahoma’s governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill U.S. Senate seat through end of year
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The choice elevates the chairman and former CEO of Williams Companies, a major pipeline operator based in Tulsa, to the Senate.
Oklahoma's governor on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the U.S. Senate through the end of the year and finish the term of Republican Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary.
The choice by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had pledged to pick a "conservative voice" to fill Mullin's seat, elevates the chairman and former CEO of Williams Companies, a major pipeline operator based in Tulsa, to the Senate.
"He's a strong business leader who understands the power of free markets and limited government," Stitt said.
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