Gov. Kevin Stitt told NOTUS that he picked Armstrong after talking with Majority Leader John Thune about what it would take to finally accomplish permitting reform.
Gov. Kevin Stitt picked Sen. Alan Armstrong to replace Markwayne Mullin in the Senate. Alonzo Adams/AP
Given the chance to crown a new senator, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt chose a little-known businessman with no political history.
Why? He thought it was his best shot at accelerating major energy and infrastructure projects, Stitt told NOTUS.
Stitt picked Alan Armstrong to fill Markwayne Mullin’s Senate seat after talking to Majority Leader John Thune about what it would take to get the intractable problem of permitting reform across the finish line in Congress.
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