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Tommie Johnson for Sheriff ads may violate various ethics laws…

3:55 PM EST on November 4, 2024

Thanks to a tip via The Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson may be guilty of violating several state, county, and possibly even federal ethics laws that are designed to prevent political candidates and officeholders from using government resources for campaign purposes.

For example, check out this commercial for his reelection campaign launch or the other spot that I believe is making the rounds on local television.

In each of them, you’ll see Johnson walking around doing sheriff-y stuff while in uniform. They also feature county sheriff employees wearing their own county sheriff uniforms while rolling around in county sheriff vehicles…