Political People & Events

Brett Hamm, former assistant to Oklahoma City Mayors Kirk Humphreys and Mick Cornett, is the new head of Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. He succeeds Dave Lopez, who is becoming head of American Fidelity Assurance Company's charitable foundation. Hamm, who served on the staff of former U. S. Senator Don Nickles and worked with the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, has been executive vice president and senior partner at Saxum Strategic Communications in Oklahoma City. Incoming Downtown Oklahoma City Chairman Burns Hargis said Hamm's U. S. Chamber experience was a consideration in his hiring. Businessman Clay Bennett, chairman of the board of directors, said Hamm has "outstanding skill sets in government and in business."

The Tulsa World's Mick Hinton reported Thursday that Republican State Rep. Dennis Adkins has repaid his campaign the $15,596 it spent for rent on a condominium he owns in Oklahoma City. Hinton also reported that Adkins said he reimbursed the campaign to "get this behind me." Adkins said he has asked the Oklahoma Ethics Commission to determine if he followed the law in making the rent payments from his campaign fund.

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