Reps. Amanda Swope, D-Tulsa, and Mark Vancuren, R-Owasso, are leaving the Oklahoma Legislature for positions in the City of Tulsa and Tulsa County governments.
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols announced Thursday that Swope will join his administration as the City of Tulsa’s new director of tribal policy and partnerships beginning Jan. 29. Nichols is a former House member.
Lonnie Sims, the newly-elected Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner and a former House member, appointed Vancuren Wednesday as deputy commissioner, starting Jan. 1…