State Office Employee Donations Not The Norm, Analysis Of Finance Reports Indicates

An analysis of campaign finance reports on file with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission for a number of statewide elected officials indicates that large numbers of contributions from employees in state offices to their elected bosses are not the norm, at least in the past 14 months. The analysis was performed following TMRO's revelation that State Auditor & Inspector Jeff McMahan's reports show 581 contributions from his agency's approximately 165 employees in his past two campaigns, many of them coming in his current reelection campaign.

The analysis shows the following for the elected officials listed:

Attorney General Drew Edmondson (D) - 3

Lt. Governor Mary Fallin (R) - 0

School Superintendent Sandy Garrett (D) - 75

Governor Brad Henry - At least 1 (Henry's donor list is so large the Ethics Commission server can't seem to call it up; we're still trying!)

Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland (D) - 0

Auditor & Inspector Jeff McMahan (D) - 182 for the time period covered by reports for the other officials; 581 since July 1, 2001

Labor Commissioner Brenda Reneau (R) - 1

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