Douglas turns down Tobacco Trust position

Ponca City Now - June 23, 2016 2:08 pm

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A former Republican officeholder who was offered a newly created $250,000-a-year job as the head of a state tobacco fund is turning down the post.

Former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner and two-term Edmond Mayor Patrice Douglas said in a statement Wednesday that she decided to not accept the offer after consulting with family and friends.

 

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