The Oklahoman
By Steve Lackmeyer and M. Scott Carter
February 29, 2024
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Tim Gatz will need state Senate confirmation for his reappointment as the head of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Tim Gatz on Wednesday resigned as Transportation secretary and director of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority in response to an opinion issued by Attorney General Gentner Drummond that no one person serve in the two positions in addition to leading the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Gatz held all three titles before Wednesday.
The opinion was one of two issued by Drummond that went against the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. A second opinion upheld the constitutionality of a 2013 law that diluted the governor’s exclusive appointment powers to the turnpike authority's board of commissioners.
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