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
Wow, that’s surprising! Out of all the rich white guys in Oklahoma, I thought Stitt would have chosen Bob Funk Jr. from Express Personnel. This is a temporary position, after all.
Here’s more from NOTUS:
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has chosen Alan Armstrong, an oil and gas executive, to finish out the remainder of Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s term, three sources told NOTUS.
The two men are expected to meet with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday to iron out the details of the appointment and discuss it further, two of the sources said.