Oklahoma House Minority Leader Scott Inman announced he is no longer running for governor — and he’s resigning from the legislature at the beginning of 2018.
Inman made the announcement on Facebook and Twitter Wednesday afternoon as the House debated Republicans’ $442 million plan to fix the state budget.
Inman did not vote Wednesday on Republicans’ budget proposal and was only briefly on the floor to ask questions about it.
"Why is it financially smart for us to vote for a plan that would require more one-time money and still leave a $400 million budget hole next year?" Inman said.
Inman said he can no longer ask his wife and children to sacrifice for him in his political career. He says he’s staying to see special session work completed.
He encouraged Oklahomans to continue pushing for public education, health care, criminal justice reform and a fair tax structure.
