Thursday, November 16, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today issued this statement on the Board on Legislative Compensation’s decision to cut lawmakers’ pay by 8.8 percent, reducing legislators’ annual base pay from $38,400 to $35,021:
“I was surprised by the action of the Board on Legislative Compensation. The board is a constitutionally formed independent panel granted the power to change the pay of lawmakers. Their vote reflects the level of the public's frustration. There are many hardworking legislators who spend more than 40 hours a week outside of regular session representing their constituents. In many cases, they do so at the expense of lost compensation from their normal jobs and time away from their families.”