Easley Skirts Residency Law, Coffee Says

State Senator Mary Easley no longer lives in her Senate district and now resides at 19009 Knightsbridge in Owasso, which is located in Senate District 34, Senate Republican Leader Glenn Coffee charged Wednesday.

Coffee said Easley is skirting state election laws by living in another Senate district while running for reelection in District 18.

"Mary Easley now resides at an Owasso address in Senate District 34," Coffee said. "She is clearly skirting state election laws by living at her new address while running for office and voting using an old address,"Coffee said.

He added that State Senator Randy Brogdon, who represents Owasso in the Oklahoma Senate, has sighted Easley on numerous occasions while he has campaigned in Owasso this year: "Senator Brogdon was understandably surprised to learn that Mary Easley is now one of his constituents," said Coffee.

State law requires legislative candidates to reside in the districts in which they run for office. But Easley and her husband now live at their Owasso home, even though Easley is running for reelection using an old address in east Tulsa.

"Mary Easley has left her district behind," Coffee said. "How can she represent the people of District 18 when she doesn't even want to live there?"Tulsa blogger Michael Bates has more on his site.

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