I hope
everyone is
staying safe
in this
heat. It
has been
miserable
for many of
the people
and animals
out in the
daytime.
Please
remember to
drink plenty
of water,
and if you
have outside
pets, keep
water
available
for them in
something
that will
not tip
over. We
received a
notice at
the Capitol
recently
about pets
going
without
shade and
water and
asking us to
communicate
this message
to our
districts.
It has
been just
has hot
around the
Capitol with
several of
the
campaigns
starting to
to get
nasty. I
hope
everyone
remembers
that
election day
is
next Tuesday,
July 27th
for the
primary
elections
to select
people
within the
political
parties for
the November
ballot. We
have several
great
candidates
for office
so I hope we
see a high
turnout to
select the
best on
election
day. Good
luck to all
of the
people who
have put
their names
on the
ballot.
I
recently
proposed a
change in
the way we
pass bills
at the State
Capitol. In
years past,
we have
allowed
authors to
have
complete
control to
change bills
in the final
days of
session if
the
legislation
is in
conference
committee,
and even
remove
amendments
passed by
the body
from these
bills. I
suggested we
allow the
bills go
through the
same
committee in
each body
which
originally
heard the
legislation.
This will
provide a
great deal
of
accountability
and
transparency
on these
bills. I've
had
bipartisan
support
shown on
this
suggestion,
so we will
see how that
goes when
session
starts back
in November
following
the
elections.
We will
have plenty
to talk
about with
this and
other issues
at the
town hall
meetings
I have
slated for
the next few
weeks. This
upcoming
Thursday,
July 22, will
be at Apache
at the
Clark-Bohart
Community
Building and
the
following
week,
Thursday,
July 29,
will be at
the Elgin
Senior
Nutrition
Site. At
Apache, the
band,
Cooter Brown,
will also be
playing
after we
eat. I hope
you will be
able to make
it to one of
the upcoming
town hall
meetings in
your home
area. I
have a full
list posted
on my
website at
www.joedorman.com
if you want
to see when
the closest
to you will
occur.
Finally, I
want to
thank my
good friend,
Mike Doyle,
for his
service as
my treasurer
over the
past eight
years. Mike
has been a
huge help on
assisting me
with
tax policy
and was key
to helping
get the tax
credit
passed for
students
showing
livestock.
Mike is
going to
take a break
from
politics and
focus more
on his
business and
family. The
Doyle's had
a tragic
loss with
the passing
of his
nephew from
a train
accident a
few weeks
ago. Joey
Doyle worked
with me one
year on
campaigns
and was
currently
studying law
in
Washington,
D.C. He was
a good man
and will be
missed by
all his
friends and
family.
Mike
celebrated
his birthday
on Monday
with family
and friends
and will
still be an
active part
of the
community,
but wants to
focus on
things
closer to
him and I
appreciate
all the work
he has done
for our
area. Jered
Davidson of
Broxton will
be taking
over as my
campaign
treasurer
and I
appreciate
his work as
my former
intern and
the effort
he puts in
for the
State 4-H
Foundation.
It is
an honor to
represent
your views
at the State
Capitol. If
you wish to
contact me
and discuss
one of these
or another
issue, I can
be reached
at my office
in
Oklahoma
City
toll-free at
1-800-522-8502,
or directly
at
1-405-557-7305.
My e-mail
address is
joedorman@okhouse.gov
at work. My
mailing
address is
PO Box 559,
Rush
Springs, OK
73082
and my
website is
www.joedorman.com
on the
Internet.
Thank you
for taking
time to read
this column
and I look
forward to
seeing you
soon.
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