Lance Cargill (born September 13, 1971) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
He resigned his leadership role due to tax and ethics controversies and was succeeded as speaker by Chris Benge.
[1] In December 2006, Cargill was selected by his party to serve as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
[3] In a press release, he stated that news accounts about his personal issues were overshadowing the important work ahead for legislators.
[6] The Temple Daily Telegram reported in 2015, that Lance Cargill (former Oklahoma state Speaker of the House) was serving as political consultant to Christopher "C.J."