Lieutenant Governor

Oklahoma’s Lieutenant Governor serves in place of the Governor when the Governor leaves the state. The Lieutenant Governor serves as the president of the Oklahoma Senate, casting a vote in the event of a tie and presiding over joint sessions of the State Legislature. The current Lieutenant Governor is Matt Pinnell. He took office in 2019. The Lieutenant Governor presides over, or is a member of, the following nine state boards and commissions:

• Chairman, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission.
• Native American Cultural and Educational Authority.
• State Board of Equalization.
• Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority.
• Oklahoma Archives and Records Commission.
• Oklahoma Film and Music Advisory Commission.
• CompSource Oklahoma Board of Managers.
• Commissioners of the Land Office (School Land Trust).
• Oklahoma Linked Deposit Review Board.
• Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board.