Here is a release from Mullin’s office:

“I’m very excited about the team we’ve put together,” Mullin said. “We have a great mixture of congressional experience as well as fresh energy and ideas. Our first priority in the office will be to serve the second district of Oklahoma. We will not be out worked when it comes to helping our constituents.”

The current members of Mullin’s Congressional staff are:

(In alphabetical order)

Karl Ahlgren – Chief of Staff – Ahlgren formerly was a longtime congressional aide, having served as chief of staff to then-U.S. Congressman (now U.S. Senator) Tom Coburn between 1994 and 2000, and as field director to former U.S. Senator Don Nickles for ten years prior. In his congressional duties, Ahlgren was widely recognized for his ability to work with both parties to assist rural communities in northern and southeastern Oklahoma. Ahlgren served as Co-secretary of the Oklahoma State Senate for two terms. Ahlgren is leaving his position as co-owner and general partner of AH Strategies where he did strategic planning for a wide variety of clients. An avid runner, Ahlgren recently completed his 20th marathon in Renaca, Chile.

Mary Bower – Northern District Caseworker – Bower has worked in the office of Congressman Dan Boren for the past five years. She will also handle the congressman’s Academy Appointments and Grants. Mary is an Oklahoma State graduate with over 25 years of business experience. She is the mother of Bryce and Clay.

Deborah Dooley – Northern District Field Representative/District Scheduler – Dooley is an eastern Oklahoma native, raised in Ottawa County. She graduated from Commerce High School and attended Afton Vo-Tech, Northeastern A&M, and Missouri Southern Colleges. She continued education courses in dental office management. Dooley has 8 years of expreience in the dental field as an office manager, scheduler, and insurance coordinator. Dooley also has 20 plus years in banking as assistant cashier, loan secretary, and proof operations. For the past 16 months Dooley has been the treasurer, scheduler, and events coordinator for the Mullin for Congress Campaign.

Betty Ford – Southern Caseworker/Field Representative – Ford has been serving the residents of South East Oklahoma for many years. She joined Congressman Bill Brewster’s office in 1991. She then went on to work for Congressman Wes Watkins, Congressman Brad Carson and Congressman Dan Boren doing Field and casework. Prior to working for the United States House of Representatives Ford worked at Central National Bank in Poteau for 14 years.

Vivian Loving – Central Caseworker – Loving has been working in Congressional District offices for the past 16 years. She began her career with Dr. Tom Coburn when he held the 2nd District Congressional seat. From there she transitioned into the offices of Congressmen Brad Carson and Dan Boren. She will also handle the Artistic Discovery Contest and Medicare/Social Security Advisory Committees. Loving is a Claremore native with three grown children and three grandchildren.

Peggy McGehee – Field Representative – McGehee has served as a Field Representative in Congressman Dan Boren’s Claremore office and covered the northeast Oklahoma area for the past four years. McGehee taught for 13 years and worked in the healthcare industry for 17 years. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. She is married to Edd McGehee; they have two children and one grandson.

Johnathan Moyer – Southern District Field Representative – Moyer is an eastern Oklahoma native from Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Moyer received his bachelors degree from Northeastern State University (NSU). During his time at NSU, Moyer was the Vice President of Student Government Affairs. After graduation, Moyer went on to be a high school mathematics teacher and cross country running and track coach. He also was an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City Community College. In the past six months, Moyer worked on Mullin’s congressional campaign as the coordinator for southeast Oklahoma.

Darrin Munoz – Legislative Assisistant – Munoz most recently served as Senior Legislative Assistant for Congressman Denny Rehberg (MT-At Large) where his portfolio included energy, natural resourses, environment, public lands, defense, veterans and water. Prior to his service in the House Munoz worked in the office of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (WY) as Legislative Aide and Correspondence Director. Munoz served proudly in the United States Navy and holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Wyoming.

Brittnee Preston – Legislative Director – Preston joins Mullin’s staff from Congressman James Lankford’s (OK-05) office where she served as Legislative Assistant focusing mainly on transportation and energy policy. Prior to serving Oklahoma’s fifth district, Preston worked for former President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, Glenn Coffee as Legislative Director. Preston was raised in Weatherford, Oklahoma and currently resides in Alexandria, VA with her husband, Chris. Preston received her undergraduate degree at the University of Oklahoma and her master’s degree from Northwestern University.

Kayla Priehs – Executive Assistant/DC Scheduler – Priehs began her time on the Hill in Congresswoman Candice Miller’s (MI-10) office. After a brief stint at the NRCC under then-Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04), she returned to the Hill to work as the executive assistant to Congressmen Erik Paulsen (MN-03) and Frank Guinta (NH-01).

Tim Ross – Deputy Chief of Communications – Ross previously served as Campaign Manager for Congressman-elect Mullin. Prior to the campaign Ross worked on multiple successful congressional, state and local level campaigns. Before becoming involved in political campaigns Ross served as CFO for a small trucking company that worked primarily in the coal industry. Ross is well versed in small business, regulatory and energy issues.

Jason Self – Veteran’s Caseworker – Self was born in Pittsburg County and joined the Army after graduating from McAlester High School. After his last tour in Iraq, Jason joined Congressman Dan Boren’s office as part of the Wounded Warrior Program doing military and veteran casework. Self will also handle Immigration casework and the Veterans Advisory Committee.

Here’s a release from Mullin’s office:

Newly elected Congressman Markwayne Mullin was selected by the Republican Steering Committee to serve on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, as well as the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Both committees have jurisdiction over key areas that are vital to Oklahoma’s Second Congressional District, including funding for roads, bridges and ports, along with being responsible for issues of mineral resources on public lands, and all matters regarding Native Americans and the hundreds of federally recognized tribes.

“I’m honored that the Steering Committee had the confidence in me to select me for membership on these very important committees,” said Mullin. “Both committees are so important to the Second District, whether you’re talking about roads and bridges, or the ports we have, or our Indian tribes and natural resources. Serving on these committees will help me serve the people of my district, and that’s what I’m here for. I’m ready to get to work.”

Mullin has spent two weeks in Washington D.C. since his election, attending official House orientation events, as well as meeting with members of the Steering Committee to discuss potential committee selections.

“When I started thinking about what committees I wanted to serve on, of course, I wanted to be on the committees that mean the most to our district, and these two really fit the bill,” Mullin said. “The Transportation Committee of course is an obvious one for us because we have vital ports, and all of our roads and bridges are critical, so that one is very important. And Natural Resources is a major part of so many things in the Second District like working with the tribes, dealing with water issues, and access to mineral rights. These really are great committees for our district.

“I’m glad to be serving on these committees, but no matter what committees I’m on, my mission in Congress is the same: we need to get spending under control so we can balance the budget and get out of debt.”

Mullin won’t become an official member of either committee until he is sworn in to office in January. In the mean time, Mullin said he will work on getting up to speed on upcoming issues so he can hit the ground running.

“I came up here to work, and that’s what I’ll be doing as long as I’m here,” said Mullin.

Here’s the schedule:

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

NOWATA COUNTY

9:00 AM

Nowata Public Library;

224 S. Pine Street, Nowata, OK

(918) 273-3363

CRAIG COUNTY

10:45 AM

Clayton’s Café

319 East Illinois Avenue

Vinita, OK 74301

OTTAWA COUNTY

1:05 PM – 2:05 PM

Miami Public Library

200 North Main Street

Miami, OK

DELAWARE COUNTY

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Grove City Hall, Room #5

104 West 3rd Street

Grove, OK

MAYES COUNTY

5:00 PM – 5:45 PM

Graham Building

6th and North Adair

Pryor, OK

ROGERS COUNTY

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Claremore Community Center Room #3

2301 N. Sioux Ave

Claremore, OK

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

OKFUSKEE COUNTY

9:00 AM

Okfuskee County History Center

407 W Broadway

Okemah, OK

OKMULGEE COUNTY

11:00 AM

OSU Institute of Technology,

Okmulgee Conference Room-Student Union

E 4th ST

Okmulgee, OK

SEQUOYAH COUNTY

2:00 PM

Western Sizzler

Sallisaw, OK 74955

ADAIR COUNTY

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Ozark Electric

Hwy 51 East

Stilwell, OK

CHEROKEE COUNTY

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

NSU, North Grand Avenue

Tahlequah, OK

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

HASKELL COUNTY

9:00 AM

Stigler Public Library

Stigler, OK

LEFLORE COUNTY

11:00 AM

Buckley Public Library

Poteau, OK

MCCURTAIN COUNTY

2:30 PM

Idabel Public Library

Idabel, OK

CHOCTAW COUNTY

5:00PM

Choctaw County Public Library

Hugo, OK

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY

6:30 PM

Molina’s Mexican Grill

Antlers, OK

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

BRYAN COUNTY

9:00 AM

Southeastern OK State

Student Union Loft

Durant, OK – Southeastern OK State

MARSHALL COUNTY

11:00 AM

American Legion

Madill, OK

JOHNSTON COUNTY

2:00 PM

Murray State College

Tishomingo, OK – Murray State College

COAL COUNTY

4:30 PM

Coal County Public Library

Coalgate, OK

HUGHES COUNTY

7:00 PM

Abuelita’s Mexican Restaurant

Holdenville, OK

Friday, December 7th, 2012

ATOKA COUNTY

9:00 AM

Kiamichi Tech Center

Atoka, OK

PITTSBURG COUNTY

11:00 AM

McAlester Public Library

McAlester, OK

LATIMER COUNTY

1:00 PM

Latimer County Public Library

Wilburton, OK

MCINTOSH COUNTY

3:00 PM

Eufaula Public Library

Eufaula, OK

MUSKOGEE COUNTY

5:00 PM

NSU Muskogee Auditorium

Muskogee, OK

Here is the release from Boehner’s office:

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today announced that Oklahoma small businessman and rancher Markwayne Mullin will deliver the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday, October 13.

“Small businesses continue to struggle in this weak economy, and all the taxing, spending and red tape coming from the Obama administration is only making things worse,” Speaker Boehner said. “Markwayne Mullin has run a business and created jobs, and he understands the need to shut down the jobs-destroying red tape factory in Washington, DC. I’m looking forward to hearing Markwayne’s address, and, if elected, I know he’ll be a strong voice in the House for a smaller, more accountable, and less costly government.”

“People in Oklahoma know our economy doesn’t need more regulations– it needs more certainty,” Mullin said. “If we’re serious about keeping jobs here and bringing jobs home, we need to stop burdening small businesses with excessive and unnecessary regulations. I’m honored to deliver this week’s Republican address, and will use this time to discuss how running a small businesses drives my campaign for solutions to restrain the government bureaucracy and promote long-term economic growth.”

Markwayne Mullin is an eastern Oklahoma native, successful businessman, and rancher, running to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Dan Boren in Oklahoma’s Second Congressional District. Shortly after Markwayne graduated from Stilwell High School, his dad fell ill and the family’s small plumbing company encountered financial troubles. Markwayne was only 20 years old but he and his wife, Christie, took over with only six employees. Through hard work and discipline, Markwayne and Christie not only stabilized Mullin Plumbing, but grew it into the largest plumbing service company in Oklahoma.

The Second Congressional District, which includes the eastern Oklahoma towns of Muskogee and McAlester, is one of 25 pickup opportunities Republicans are targeting across the country this November. The Cook Political Report rates Markwayne’s race as “likely Republican.”

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Herriman was supposed to have filed an amended report by July 3 but still has not done so. In the meantime, he has filed two more reports with the same problem.

This is a link to a directory of Herriman’s reports. The Request for Additional Information entry shows the letter from the FEC to Herriman.

In the 5th District, currently represented by Rep. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, Democrat Tom Guild, of Edmond, said: “I am very pleased that the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. The fact that Republican and Bush Appointee Chief Justice Roberts cast the deciding vote to uphold the law is an important signal that the country needs to come together in a bipartisan fashion and create jobs and support education, pass the highway bill, and stop college student loans rates from doubling in two days.
“Progressive Republican President Teddy Roosevelt first introduced health care reform more than 100 years ago. However, without a Democratic Congress and President, the Affordable Care Act would have not been possible. The same folks who want to privatize Social Security, and have voted to end Medicare, want to undo the AFA even before it has fully gone into effect.
“The law already forbids insurance companies from refusing to cover children with pre-existing conditions. This will extend to adults with pre-existing conditions in 2014. The law now requires that 80-85% of the proceeds from insurance premiums be spent on those who are insured by each company. It prohibits large percentages to be spent on overhead including astronomic bonuses for health care company CEOs. The law outlaws lifetime caps on payouts to those with health insurance. This will reduce the number of folks who are forced into bankruptcy, because expensive and/or catastrophic health emergencies rack up bills that virtually no families can pay. It also allows families with children to keep their children on their health insurance policies until age 26. This is one of the most family-friend and pro-families laws in recent memory.”

In the 2nd District, where runoffs will be necessary to determine the Republican and Democratic nominees, the two GOP candidates reiterated their opposition to the health care law.

State Rep. George Faught, of Muskogee: “I am extremely disappointed in the Supreme Court’s ruling on ObamaCare, but as I did before in Oklahoma City I am ready to fight again in Washington for our precious freedoms. This ruling allows another huge expansion of federal bureaucracy and intrusion into the lives of individuals. The Court this morning in essence gave the American people two choices: either get used to health control and rationing as the huge federal bureaucracy chokes off our liberties, or completely repeal this outrageous overreach that has already spawned 18,000 pages of new job-killing federal regulations. Repeal can only be accomplished by electing proven conservatives who have demonstrated that they understand the issues and will take the fight to preserve our liberties to Washington.

“The people of Oklahoma spoke loud and clear in 2010 that they did not want ObamaCare in Oklahoma. I took their voice and their fight to the state capital and stopped it in its tracks, when others wanted to give in and take federal money to start implementing ObamaCare. I understand the issues and recognize the assault on our freedom that this represents.”

Markwayne Mullin, of Westville, said, ““This is an extremely sad day for our country.

“This makes us like socialized countries in Europe. Now every almost every American faces a tax increase disguised as a mandate to buy a particular product. This has to be one of the worst precedents in the history of the country.
“Make no mistake, businesses large and small will react to this ruling in a way that is negative to hard-working Americans. The costs are overwhelming. With my business, the choice I have is to employ fewer than 50 people, or pay at least $250,000 a year in what amounts to a new tax for health care compliance. I assure you I’m not the only businessman debating on what direction my company will go.”
“ObamaCare needs to be repealed, plain and simple.
“The only way to get rid of this terrible plan is for the House and Senate to overturn it and for the next president to toss it out. We must send leaders to Congress who will undo this damage and oppose Barack Obama’s socialist agenda. When I go to Washington to represent the good people of eastern Oklahoma, I will work day and night to repeal ObamaCare.”

The two Democrats in the 2nd District runoff, Wayne Herriman, of Muskogee, and Rob Wallace, of Muskogee, told the Oklahoman in interviews earlier this month that they did not support the health care law.

Democrat John Olson, of Tulsa, who is running for the 1st District seat, said, “Today’s ruling creates certainty for thousands of Oklahomans who faced the end of many broadly popular provisions of the health-care reform law.
“The heat and fury surrounding the Affordable Care Act obscured the fact that many parts of the law are broadly supported by Republicans and Democrats alike.
“Surveys show that over 80% of all Americans — from both parties — are in favor of allowing kids to stay on their parents’ insurance, not allowing women with breast cancer to be denied coverage and ending lifetime caps that forced families into bankruptcy.”
“I have said all along that the so-called individual mandate should be called what the Supreme Court has affirmed: a tax on those who choose not to buy insurance. All of us use the health-care system, whether we have insurance or not.
“I look forward to working in Congress to address the flaws in the ACA, and continue to improve and expand the right to affordable health care that we all share.”