{"id":2585019,"date":"2026-03-29T08:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markywane-mullins-senate-seat-to-be-replaced-by-virtual-unknown-who-backed-trump-foe\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T08:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T12:56:56","slug":"markywane-mullins-senate-seat-to-be-replaced-by-virtual-unknown-who-backed-trump-foe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markywane-mullins-senate-seat-to-be-replaced-by-virtual-unknown-who-backed-trump-foe\/","title":{"rendered":"Markywane Mullin&#8217;s Senate Seat to Be Replaced by Virtual Unknown Who Backed Trump Foe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarkywane-mullins-senate-seat-to-be-replaced-by-virtual-unknown-who-backed-trump-foe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585019&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is reportedly poised to temporarily fill the Senate vacancy created by Markwayne Mullin\u2019s departure with oil-and-gas executive Alan Armstrong, a candidate who has little public profile. The appointment would last only until Mullin\u2019s term ends in January 2027,after which the winner of Oklahoma\u2019s November Senate race-likely to be Trump-endorsed Republican Rep. Kevin Hern-would take the seat. Reports from NOTUS and KOTV,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-refuses-bidens-request-to-help-with-covid-19-testing-at-border\/\" title=\"Texas Refuses Biden\u2019s Request to Help With COVID-19 Testing at Border\">citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-takes-heat-for-killing-trumps-opioid-treatment-prescription-plan-praised-by-doctors\/\" title=\"Biden Takes Heat For Killing ...\u2019s Opioid-Treatment Pre...ion Plan Praised By Doctors\">anonymous sources<\/a><\/a>,said Armstrong was the preferred choice and noted that Stitt and Armstrong were expected to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago,with the possibility that another appointee could be chosen after the meeting. Armstrong\u2019s background is in Tulsa-based Williams, where he has led as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-suspends-invitation-to-president-trump-from-future-conferences-opens-this-years-globalist-fest-with-chinese-leader-xi-jinping\/\" title=\"World Economic Forum Suspends Invitation to President ... from Future Conferences \u2013 Opens This Year\u2019s Globalist Fest with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping\">executive chairman<\/a> of the board, and he has made small political donations in the past, including to Adam Kinzinger in 2021 after Kinzinger voted to impeach trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is reportedly set to temporarily fill the anticipated vacancy of Sen. Markywane Mullin&rsquo;s seat with a virtually unknown oil boss who once gave significant money to an anti-Trump congressman.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who is known to have a strained relationship with President Donald Trump, reportedly selected oil and gas executive Alan Armstrong to succeed Mullin, the junior Republican senator of the Sooner State the president nominated to replace Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, pending Senate confirmation. NOTUS first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/senate\/kevin-stitt-alan-armstrong-trump-meeting-markwayne-mullin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> the news late Saturday, citing three anonymous sources.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma state law stipulates Stitt&rsquo;s pick can only serve until the end of Mullin&rsquo;s term in January 2027, after which the winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s November Senate election &mdash; in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/13\/us\/politics\/oklahoma-senate-trump-endorsement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump-endorsed<\/a> Republican Rep. Kevin Hern is the heavy favorite &mdash; will take office.<\/p>\n<p>KOTV-DT, an Oklahoma-based CBS affiliate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newson6.com\/national-politics-oklahoma\/oklahoma-stitt-armstrong-senate-appointment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joined<\/a> NOTUS on Sunday morning in reporting the expectation of Stitt to pick Armstrong, also citing multiple anonymous sources.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong made two donations totaling $5,800 to former Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger on March 22, 2021, just two months after the lawmaker voted to impeach Trump over his purported role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnthonyAdragna\/status\/2035550164614574262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to media reports citing Federal Election Commission (FEC) records.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/republican-congressman-calls-trumps-ouster-with-25th-amendment-2021-01-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emerged<\/a> as a prominent detractor of the president, despite remaining a registered Republican. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7014257\/adam-kinzinger-2024-dnc-speech-full-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spoke<\/a> at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in support of failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Stitt&rsquo;s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Stitt and Amstrong were expected to meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>There is, however, potential the governor may ultimately decide to appoint someone else after the meeting, NOTUS reported, citing anonymous sources.<\/p>\n<p>The reported appointee has a scant online presence, with neither a Wikipedia page nor a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dedicated personal website prior<\/a> to news of his impending selection.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong is based in Tulsa, Okla. and currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Williams, an oil and gas company, according to his LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Alan Armstrong began his career at Williams as an engineer more than 30 years ago. Today, as president and chief executive officer, Alan leads a dedicated team of nearly 5,000 employees that handle 30% of the natural gas in the United States used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity,&rdquo; his bio reads as of Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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The appointment would last only until Mullin\u2019s term ends in January 2027, after which the winner of the November 2026 Senate race-where Donald Trump-endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern is the frontrunner-would take the seat, pending Senate confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>The reports from NOTUS and a local CBS affiliate cite anonymous sources and also note that Stitt\u2019s relationship with Trump is reportedly strained. Armstrong, who is based in Tulsa, would join the Senate lineup as executive chairman of the board of Williams, an oil-and-gas company. His public profile is limited; his LinkedIn bio describes a career at Williams that began more than 30 years ago as an engineer, and now sees him leading about 5,000 employees responsible for roughly 30% of the natural gas used in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong previously contributed $5,800 to former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on March 22, 2021-two months after Kinzinger voted to impeach Trump-according to Federal Election Commission records. Kinzinger has since become a prominent Trump critic and even spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in support of Kamala Harris. Stitt\u2019s office did not immediately comment, and the governor and Armstrong were expected to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago; however, reports suggested Stitt could choose someone else after that meeting. The appointee\u2019s online footprint was reportedly minimal before the news broke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2585020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7318-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76746,32603,35788,76748,76747],"class_list":["post-2585019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-markywane-mullin","tag-political-news","tag-senate-replacement","tag-trump-foe","tag-unknown-candidate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7318-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585023,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585019\/revisions\/2585023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}