Commissioner just says no to leader's job
Vaughn declines Rinehart's nomination of him as chairman.

 
By John Estus
Published: January 3, 2007

It's not often elected officials act against themselves, but Ray Vaughn did just that with his first action as Oklahoma County 's District 3 commissioner.

Vaughn had been sworn in for a little more than an hour Tuesday when he "respectfully declined” District 2 Commissioner Brent Rinehart 's bid to nominate him as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners.

"I appreciate that, but honestly, I think the ...


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