Cargill Elected To NCSL Executive Committee

House Speaker Lance Cargill has been named to the National Council of State Legislatures' Executive Committee, which serves as the governing body of the organization. As a member of the Executive Committee, Cargill will help make decisions regarding the affairs of NCSL, its committees and publications. Cargill will be the only member of the committee from Oklahoma.

Cargill spoke at the NCSL meeting, describing efforts to make the Legislature more responsive to citizens. He cited this year's Saturday session as an example of efforts to expose more taxpayers to the legislative process.

Cargill shared with legislators his efforts to bring more openness and accountability to government and reconnect the public to the legislative process.

NCSL asked Cargill to speak to legislators from across the country about Oklahoma’s groundbreaking efforts to keep the Legislature relevant to people while modernizing its processes. “Something we’ve focused on recently is re-engaging the state’s citizens in the public policy debate,” said Cargill, R-Harrah. “Government is at its best when citizens are involved, but across the nation, we’re finding that many people have become jaded or apathetic to the process. Our efforts are an attempt to relate to the public on a more personal level.”

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