Oklahoma Speaker Todd Hiett, who led the GOP to its first majority in 80 years in the election of 2004, has announced he is running for lieutenant governor.

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Oklahoma Speaker Todd Hiett, who led the GOP to its first majority in 80 years in the election of 2004, has announced he is running for lieutenant governor. Elected in 1994 at age 27, Hiett became House minority leader in 2002. As speaker, he pushed through the largest tax cut in state history, workers' compensation reform, and the most significant right-to-life legislation in 30 years. Hiett is term limited and is running for the post incumbent...