Dank Proposes That McMahan Step Aside

State Rep. David Dank, R-Oklahoma City, is preparing a resolution that calls for Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan to step aside until questions about donations to his campaigns are answered.

Dank said questions have been raised by a federal probe into the activities of southeastern Oklahoma abstract company owner Steve Phipps and his partner, former Senator Gene Stipe, and McMahan should step aside until the questions are answered.

Terri Watkins, McMahan's spokeswoman, said there is "absolutely no evidence" that McMahan is an investigative target and he won't step aside.

Dank's resolution calls for the governor to appoint a stand-in.

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