Henry Names Clingman To OSF Post

Governor Henry today appointed Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Michael Clingman as director of the Office of State Finance.

Clingman will succeed Tony Hutchison, who resigned the budget post earlier this year.

There's speculation the move may have been made to promote Clingman before Senate Republicans, who control the appointment of the Election Board secretary now that they have a majority in the Senate, could have replaced him with their own secretary.

Clingman has 20 years of experience in public service. Before his appointment as Election Board Secretary in 2001, he served as Commissioner of the Oklahoma Insurance Fund, Administrator of the Oklahoma Workers Compensation Court and Chief Executive Officer of the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission.

Clingman also served on the staff of Governor George Nigh and worked in the insurance industry.

Clingman will begin work as OSF director on December 1st.

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