WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. James Lankford issued the following news release:
US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), senior senator for Oklahoma, released the following statement after Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Oklahoma businessman Alan Armstrong to fill the vacancy created by Senator Markwayne Mullin's resignation and confirmation to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security, and serve the remainder of the term through the 119th Congress.
"Congratulations to my friend Alan Armstrong on his appointment to serve our state in the United States Senate," said Lankford. "I am grateful he and his family are willing to sacrifice their time to serve. Markwayne leaves large boots to fill, but with Alan's strong background in energy and an understan...