Jerry Hefner Says He's Retiring

By D. E. Smoot/Muskogee Phoenix ~ Wagoner County Commissioner Jerry Hefner, District 2, announced on Tuesday his decision to retire from public service.

Hefner, who has been implicated in an alleged kickback scandal involving former state Sen. Gene Stipe and his business partner Steven Phipps, said he is proud of his accomplishments during the past 20 years as state representative and county commissioner.

“In my public service to Wagoner County I’m proud of all my accomplishments,” Hefner said in a written statement that noted the completion of the Oklahoma 51 widening project, Wagoner Airport improvements, and additional support for veterans, senior citizens and rural fire departments. “During my service as county commissioner, I am particularly proud of meeting the challenges during the extraordinary rain and ice storms of the last two and a half years and seeing the Wagoner County Courthouse completed.”

A section of Oklahoma 51 in Wagoner has been named in Hefner’s honor and the airport has been named the Hefner-Easley Airport in honor of Hefner and former state Sen. Kevin Easley.

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