Oklahoma Leaders Meet With White House Officials

A group of Oklahoma officials met with White House officials Tuesday.

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs met with city and county leaders from Oklahoma and Arkansas to brief them the effort to improve relationships between federal and local officials. The White House office is meeting with officials from all 50 states.

The White House media office reported the group met with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Tulsa County Clerk Michael Willis said the group was surprised by a brief appearance from Vice President Mike Pence.

According to the White House, the Oklahoma participants included:

• Commissioner Jerry Alvord, Wilson
• Mrs. Shelly Alvord, Wilson
• Commissioner Jimmy Barber, Crawford
• Mrs. Karen Barber, Crawford
• Commissioner Roy Blevins, Milburn
• Commissioner Cynthia Bobbitt, Lamont
• Commissioner Bryce Bohot, Hastings
• Mrs. Debra Bradley, Stillwater
• Commissioner Kent Bradley, Stillwater
• Commissioner Ronald Burrows, Claremore
• Commissioner Joshua Cantrell, Kingston
• Mayor Elaine Carr, Watts
• Commissioner Rod Cleveland, Norman
• Commissioner Stephen DeLozier, Chelsea
• Commissioner Joe Dickey, Frederick
• Commissioner Chris Duroy, Kingston
• Commissioner Edward Eschiti, Walters
• Executive Director Michael Fina, Cashion
• Commissioner Tate Finnell, Elk City
• Commissioner Derwin Gist, Bokoshe
• Mr. Monte Goucher, Weatherford
• Mr. Jerry Hamburger, Weatherford
• Mrs. Joann Hamburger, Weatherford
• Ms. Avery Hanning, Broken Arrow
• Commissioner James Hanning, Broken Arrow
• Ms. Vicky Hanning, Broken Arrow
• Mrs. Debrah Haralson, Norman
• Commissioner Harold Haralson, Norman
• Commissioner Max Hess, Manchester
• Commissioner Teddy Keeling, Hooker
• Commissioner Jason Kienholz, Red Rock
• Commissioner Martin Kirk, Rose
• City Councilor Jeffrey Knapp, Bethany
• Mayor Brian Linley, Del City
• Commissioner Russell Martin, Jay
• Commissioner Gary May, Perry
• Commissioner Randall McMurphy, Alva
• City Councilor Curtis Moore, Bethany
• Mrs. Kathy Osbourn, Colcord
• Commissioner Michael Pearson, Guthrie
• Commissioner Ronald Peters, Tulsa
• Commissioner Carrie Raper Duroy, Kingston
• Mrs. Jackie Roberts, Fitzhugh
• Commissioner Justin Roberts, Fitzhugh
• Commissioner Dennis Semler, Tulsa
• Commissioner Paul Skidmore, Blackwell
• Commissioner Lance Smith, Wister
• Mrs. Tamara Smith, Wister
• City Manager Michael Spurgeon, Broken Arrow
• Commissioner Darry Stacy, Norman
• Mrs. Julia Stephens, Sapulpa
• Commissioner Newt Stephens, Sapulpa
• Mayor Craig Thurmond, Broken Arrow
• Mayor Jimmy Tramel, Pryor
• Commissioner Raymond Vaughn Jr., Edmond
• Mayor Kelly Westmoreland, Bethany
• Mrs. Susan Westmoreland, Bethany
• County Clerk Michael Willis, Tulsa