Jari Askins, former lieutenant governor and state representative, has been named interim director of the Pardon & Parole Board.
She was named to the post after a vote of the Pardon and Parole Board this morning.
Askins is familiar with the Board: In 1991, she was appointed to the Board, which elected her as its first female chairman. She later served as executive director.
A native of Duncan, Askins has a long career in public service. After earning her Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, she began working in Stephens County District Court, before accepting her first appointment with the Pardon and Parole Board in 1991. Three years later, Askins won a seat in the House of Representatives. From 2007-2011, she served as the state’s lieutenant governor and sought the governor’s office in 2010, losing to Mary Fallin.
That is such great news! Jari will be great at this!
She would still be more valuable as our governor.