On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) welcomed 83 members of the Oklahoma State Legislature to Washington, D.C. and spoke to them at the White House State Leadership Conference.
The Senator worked alongside President Trump and his White House team to orchestrate a day of meaningful meetings for the legislators, which culminated in a stop at Joint Base Andrews to meet Vice President JD Vance.
As Senator Mullin details in a social media video today, “I reached out to the White House about two months ago saying we’re going to have our state legislative body up here, and you know, the President loves Oklahoma. He says it all the time, ‘it’s the only state where all 77 counties voted for me all three times.’ And so, when he knew they were coming up here, [President Trump] said, ‘let’s put a leadership day together for them. Let’s let the leaders, our cabinet members come visit with them, talk to them, and understand the vision’ that the Trump team is driving for when he says Make America Great Again. Because, if Oklahoma is rowing in the same boat as Washington, D.C., we have a bright future as a country.”
In addition to hearing from Senator Mullin, legislators spoke with senior White House officials, including Cabinet Secretaries Kristi Noem (DHS), Brooke Rollins (USDA), Scott Turner (HUD), and Doug Collins (VA). Officials shared how President Trump is implementing the America First agenda and how our state legislators can partner with the Trump Administration to improve the lives of Oklahomans at the state and local level.
“Our state leaders are working in lock-step with the Trump Administration. There is not a state in the union as red as Oklahoma with all 77 counties voting for the Republican ticket,” said Senator Mullin. “It was an honor to bring them to the White House and introduce them to my friends in the Cabinet who are fighting for our America-First, Oklahoma-First policies every day.”
After a day of productive meetings at the White House, Senator Mullin made sure a group of Oklahoma legislators had the opportunity to speak with his friend, Vice President JD Vance the next morning before the VP departed for North Carolina.
“It was a great privilege to be welcomed at the White House, hear directly from Senator Mullin and numerous Trump cabinet officials, and visit with VP Vance to discuss the future of our great state. Oklahoma has strong partnerships in Washington, and I want to thank Markwayne for making this productive trip happen for us.” – Kyle Hilbert, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
“As Oklahoma legislators, it’s critical that we remain in close contact with our federal representatives to best serve the Sooner State. After Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly re-elected President Trump, it was a blessing to meet with his team at the White House. I really want to thank Senator Mullin for giving Oklahoma this platform, and for making sure we got a chance to meet with the Vice President of the United States. It was a great trip.” – Josh West, Oklahoma House of Representatives Majority Floor Leader
“Thank you, Senator Mullin for hosting us at the White House State Leadership Conference this week! It was an honor to hear from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and all the cabinet officials who took the time to speak with us and discuss Oklahoma’s role in shaping America’s future.” – Oklahoma State Senator Lonnie Paxton
