Oklahoma Senate approves Dr. Lance Frye as state's health commissioner
Oklahoman The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointment of Dr. Lance Frye to serve as the state's commissioner of health. Frye, who oversees Oklahoma's Health Department, has become the governor's most public-facing political appointee for leading the state through most of the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, Stitt tapped Frye to serve as health commissioner after the Oklahoma Senate declined to confirm Stitt's previous appointee, Gary Cox, partly because Cox lacked the qualifications required by state law. In a statement, Frye said he is humbled to se...