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Committee advances Craig Campbell nomination to Oklahoma Space Industrial Development Authority
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The Oklahoma Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee voted 11-0 to advance the nomination of Craig Campbell to the Oklahoma Space Industrial Development Authority after a brief introduction and questions from committee members.
The Oklahoma Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee voted 11-0 to advance the nomination of Craig Campbell to the Oklahoma Space Industrial Development Authority.
Craig Campbell, the nominee, told the committee he spent the last 43 years in Alaska and said he had personal and professional ties to Oklahoma. "I graduated from the University of Tulsa. I got my private pilot's license at Riverside," Campbell said, adding that he views Oklahoma as a strong future center for aerospace and wants to help grow the industry.
Senator David Gallaher carried the nomination to the committee, describing Campbell as "an exceptionally qualified individual" with more than 35 years of aerospace experience and prior service as Alaska's lieutenant governor and as president and CEO of an aerospace corporation. Campbell said he holds a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and is a former adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard.
The committee asked a brief line of questions. Senator Frank Stewart asked Campbell whether he would consider running for governor; Campbell declined, saying, "I will pass. I'm in my seventies. This is gonna be the highlight of my career is helping make sure we expand aerospace." No additional substantive questioning occurred.
A motion to advance the nomination was moved and seconded; the clerk called the roll. Senators Albert, Goodwin, Guthrie, Pugh, Seifert, Stewart, Weaver, Vice Chair Fricks and Chairman Yack recorded "aye," producing an 11-0 tally. The chair declared the nomination to advance to the full Senate.
Campbell thanked the committee after the vote. The nomination will next be considered by the full Senate; no additional committee conditions or follow-up tasks were recorded.
