Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond
OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 18, 2026) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today called on Gov. Stitt to remove Secretary of State Ben Lepak from office, following new details from Edmond police body camera footage of Lepak’s Friday night arrest for public intoxication.
“After reviewing footage from law enforcement body cameras, it is clear that Secretary of State Ben Lepak was thoroughly inebriated and very likely lied to law enforcement about how much he had to drink and how he and his car both arrived at the same place without him driving it. This conduct is thoroughly unbecoming of a such a high ranking state official, and I am demanding that Gov. Stitt fire him immediately.
“Given the fact that Mr. Lepak had been arrested just a few years ago after being found unconscious in a running vehicle, Gov. Stitt should have known better than to elevate him to such a senior leadership position. Gov. Stitt has made countless errors in judgment like this during his tenure in office, including most recently when he intervened to help a campaign donor avoid further jail time. He cannot undo those past mistakes, but he can help our state avoid further embarrassment by firing Mr. Lepak immediately.”
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