Chickasaw Nation lawmaker tapped for Oklahoma cabinet post
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February 1, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has a new nominee for secretary of Native American Affairs.
Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Chickasaw Nation lawmaker and former state Rep. Lisa Billy to the position Wednesday. The cabinet-level position still requires Senate confirmation.
Billy has served in the Chickasaw Nation Legislature since 2016 and previously served in the tribal Legislature between 1996 and 2002. She was in the Oklahoma House between 2004 and 2016 and held various leadership roles in the chamber, including majority Floor Leader and vice chair of the House's Republican Caucus.
Billy formed the...
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