The Oklahoma Democratic Party brings three ethics complaints against Gov. Mary Fallin.
Democratic Party Chairman Mark Hammons said Fallin misused her authority when she allegedly intervened in a Medical Examiners Board adjudication of a Tulsa surgeon at the behest of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
"The governor said that she didn’t really intervene. She just wanted the board to do its job," Hammons said. "But you know what, if you want the board to do its job, you pick up the phone. You don’t send your legal staff down for a closed-door meeting with the board."
The other complaints are over Fallin’s alleged use of public funds during a Paris trip with her husband and Christina Fallin’s use of the governor’s mansion to park her trailer home.
"This is the use of taxpayer property. The mansion doesn't belong to Gov. Fallin, it belongs to the people of this state," Hammons said.
In written statement, Fallin’s spokesperson called the complaint a "baseless, partisan stunt" and said none of these are ethical lapses of any kind.
