OKLAHOMA VOICE: Hern to take oath Nov. 30 to become Oklahoma’s next U.S. senator

Oklahoma Voice Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... OKLAHOMA CITY – Republican Kevin Hern will be sworn in Nov. 30 as the state’s next U.S. senator.Hern’s swearing in will cut short the term of U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong who had been tapped by Gov. Kevin Stitt earlier this year to temporarily fill the Senate seat.Normally, new U.S. senators are sworn in January, but Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond determined that a provision of Oklahoma law allows Hern to take office as soon as the results are certified, which is expected to happen Tuesday evening. Drummond issued an opinion last month that determined Hern could take office after the election results were certified because of the state law addressing how to handle the succession for nonelected gubernatorial appointees after voters elected his or her replacement.Oklahoma’s Senate seat became vacant when Markwayne Mullin resigned March 23 to serve as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Homeland Security.Gov.

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