Over the weekend, word leaked that Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt – fresh off being rejected by Donald Trump for Oklahoma’s open U.S. Senate seat – will appoint Williams Companies chairman Alan Armstrong to keep the Senate office warm and under the heat lamp until Congressman Kevin Hern assumes responsibilities in January November.
Reese Gorman – the former Norman Transcript reporter who can’t quite quit Oklahoma – broke the news for NOTUS on Saturday night.
News: Gov. Kevin Stitt has chosen Alan Armstrong to replace Mullin in the US Senate for the rest of the term.
— Reese Gorman (@reesejgorman) March 22, 2026
The two are expected to travel to MAL tomorrow to meet with Trump.
Sources cautioned that the pick could change following the meeting.https://t.co/b2fefVJ0B2