The new face of State House District 59, Mike Dobrinski of Okeene, with his wife Ginny, was officially sworn into office in an improvised ceremony at the State Capitol. HD 59 veteran Mike Sanders retired from the office after completing his maximum six two-year terms. Dobrinski shared these comments: “I am confident our biggest challenge will be maintaining funding of core services along with the Medicaid expansion required by passage of SQ 802. The shortfall in revenue from the pandemic and depressed petroleum market will continue to create challenges for our state. Hopefully, the uncertainty of our national election will be resolved soon so we may know what direction our federal policy will move. These unprecedented times are certainly challenging for our country but I believe Oklahoma is much better poised than most states to weather this storm.” [Photo Provided]