OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The
Republican National Convention will have a distinct Oklahoma flavor,
with both Gov. Mary Fallin and Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett
scheduled to speak.
Party officials announced
Monday that Cornett is expected to address the convention in Tampa,
Fla., at about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. Fallin is scheduled to speak between 7
p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Cornett is currently the
president of the national Republican Mayors and Local Officials
organization and is serving his third term as mayor of the state's
largest city. He and Fallin ran against each other in a Republican
primary in 2006 for the open 5th District congressional seat that Fallin
won.
Oklahoma Republican Party
Chairman Matt Pinnell says Cornett's selection is a reminder the state
has "nationally recognized leadership at every level of Oklahoma
government."
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