[3] In his 2018 campaign for another term as Commissioner of Public Lands, Lyons used a list of Land Office lessees from his time in office to solicit donations from them,[4] which drew allegations that such appeals invited the risk of special favors to lessees Lyons would be in charge of regulating if he were elected.
An investigation conducted by KRQE found that Lyons had violated state law by fabricating and awarding himself continuing education credits for routine meetings.
According to state law, "to ensure expertise on technical aspects of the job... PRC Commissioners obtain 32 hours of annual continuing education relating to utility regulation.
Lawmakers deemed this prerequisite to be so important that, according to statute, any Commissioner who fails to obtain the required education can't collect their salary.
"[6] The investigation also found that fellow commissioner Lynda Lovejoy did not have the required number of annual continuing education hours.