Brian Bingman

Brian John Bingman (born December 9, 1953) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who has served in elected and appointed offices since the 1990s.

[9] He was succeeded as mayor by Doug Haught and in his city commissioner seat by Carlos Hernandez.

He faced Darren Gantz in the Republican primary and, later, John Mark Young, the Democratic Party's nominee in the general election.

[21][22] Bingman and Anthony Sykes's wins led to an even split between the Democratic and Republican parties in the Senate during the 51st Oklahoma Legislature.

[28] In 2013, Governor Mary Fallin signed SB 1062 into law, a worker's compensation reform bill sponsored by Bingman and T.W.

[30] The tax cuts were later overturned by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for violating the single subject rule.

[41] In August 2020, Bingman was announced as Governor Kevin Stitt's new chief policy adivsor.

[43] On April 13, 2021, the Oklahoma Senate officially approved the appointment of Bingman to both positions.

[44] He announced in August 2023 he would resign to focus on campaigning for the 2024 Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner election.

[45] He resigned the positions of secretary of state and Native American affairs on September 13, 2023.

[47] Bingman won the Republican primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner in June 2024.

[48] He faced Libertarian Chad Williams and Democrat Harold Spradling in the general election.

[50] He was sworn in on January 13, 2025, by Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Dana Kuehn.