Summary
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Alan Armstrong, an energy executive, to serve in the U.S. Senate until the end of the year. Armstrong will complete the term of Markwayne Mullin, who is now the homeland security secretary.
Key Facts
- Alan Armstrong is an energy executive and was chairman and CEO of Williams Companies.
- Armstrong will fill the vacated U.S. Senate seat for the rest of the year.
- The seat became available when Markwayne Mullin became the homeland security secretary.
- Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, made the appointment.
- Stitt had planned to pick someone with conservative views for the position.
- Williams Companies, where Armstrong was a leader, is a large pipeline operator based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
