Sometimes the headlines really do write themselves.
Earlier this week, KFOR’s Spencer Humphrey reported that Matt Mohler – the new chief of staff for Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education – scored an eye-popping $50,000-or-so in pay during his first month on the job, all while his LinkedIn showed he was still working in government relations for a public utility in Florida.
Via KFOR:
The Oklahoma State Department of Education was unable to explain to News 4 why it paid State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ newly-hired chief of staff nearly $50,000 during his first month, despite a Florida company also listing him as an active, full-time employee.
Records show OSDE Chief of Staff Jon “Matt” Mohler received two paychecks with vastly different hourly pay rates during his first month — totaling nearly $48,000.
According to Oklahoma payroll data, the state paid Mohler twice in February.
While KFOR couldn’t explain why the state shelled out $50K for a month of mysterious labor, I’ve got a working theory – he needs the money to support all his wives!
After the KFOR story dropped, I deployed the TLO iTeam 5000 to dig into Ryan’s newest taxpayer-funded grifter. The results were...fruitful.
The first thing I learned is, according to his LinkedIn, Mohler used to work with Walters’ puppet master Matt Langston at Frontline Strategies. In fact, if you Google Mohler’s name, this is the first result:
According to the Ogle Mole Network, Mohler was apparently Langston’s mentor back in their days at Frontline.
I guess that means if Matt Langston is Darth Vader, trying to root public education out of the galaxy like the Rebel Alliance, then Mohler is Emperor Palpatine. I don’t know what this makes Ryan – Jar Jar, perhaps? – but let’s hope it ends with him getting zapped by Force lightning.
After that batch of investigative research, I plugged Mohler’s LinkedIn photo into a common online reverse image search.
The search quickly provided images of Mohler being recognized for his volunteering efforts, attending education consortiums and, uhm, this dating profile at PolyamorousDating.com.
Yep, that’s right!
Ryan Walters’ new chief of staff is apparently “Openly Married” and “Looking For New Friends” on the Internet. If that’s true, I’d suggest he hit up his neighborhood Harbour Mountain Coffee House. I bet he’ll find someone fast!
“Really Patrick? Who cares about the private sex lives of consenting adults? It’s not like he’s on Drag-Queen-Public-School-Library-Dating.com! Are you going to stitch a scarlet letter on his shirt, too? Pretty mature!”
First of all, whether they’re County Commissioners, Weathermen, Hunky – or UN-Hunky – Lawmakers, or simply grifter bureaucrats screwing over the Oklahoma taxpayers, we’ve always gone for low fruit and chronicled the ating exploits of notable individuals.
Also, if there’s one takeaway here, it’s that Ryan Walters, Matt Langston, and their leeching entourage are once again ripping off the Oklahoma public — and this juicy subplot is a perfect vehicle to spread that message.
Seriously, you have to admit it’s a little funny that Ryan Walters – a self-righteous, Trump-loving moralist who campaigns like a Southern Baptist youth pastor – would hire “Swingin’ Steve” to be his right-hand man.
Wait…
As Oklahoma students will soon learn in their revised history class, polygamy was totally fine in the Bible. Never mind.
With that point being made, let’s grab another piece of this low-hanging fruit and take a close look at his profile:
Mohler says he’s looking for advice, friends, and activities. Lucky for him, I’m a friendly Oklahoman and always happy to help a new neighbor!
If it’s activities and community he’s after, I’d suggest he and his partners hit up a Hoot Industries Trivia, Singo, or Bingo night. It’s a great way to meet new people of all kinks, persuasions, and vibes.
As far as advice goes, well, I’d encourage Mohler to make his online polyamorous dating profile private.
Well, that is if it’s really him.
Sure, that's him in the photo, the hometown aligns with what's on his voter registration card, and the username is the same as his Gmail address. But hey — maybe this is all an elaborate catfish. Perhaps some Romanian dude is impersonating Matt and plotting a scam to con Ryan, Langston, and the OSDE.
When the state gets locked out of its payroll system next month, I guess we’ll know.
I would email Mohler or the OSDE to confirm the authenticity of the dating page, but the agency is noxiously combative and unfriendly to the media, so that seems like a waste of time.
Plus, I don’t want to be invited on quintuple date.
I’d also like to note that I’m not judging or kink-shaming here. I have close friends who are polyamorous and/or in open relationships and have nothing against them.
In fact, I kind of respect and envy them!
As my long history of soloamorous relationships proves, I can barely keep things going with one partner, much less many. I just think it’s funny the guy is – allegedly – cruising for new partners online. Thank God he’s a loyal Republican, otherwise Ryan would have run to his SUV and film a vlog attacking his lifestyle.
Anyway, if you want to learn more about Mohler’s mysterious hire and all the details surrounding it, check out KFOR. Better yet, if you want to search polyamorous options in your area, go to PolyamorousDating.com. Let us know if you find anything cool.
Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.
