Third Republican lawmaker joins 2026 race for Oklahoma lieutenant governor

A Republican state representative from Mustang is the seventh person to join the race to become Oklahoma’s next lieutenant governor.

Rep. Brian Hill filed his candidate committee registration with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission last week. He is the fifth Republican seeking to succeed current Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who is term-limited.

Hill has represented Oklahoma House District 47, which covers Mustang, Oklahoma City and Tuttle, since winning election in 2018. He wouldn’t be term-limited from the Legislature until 2030. According to his biography on the House website, Hill is a businessman, former youth minister and author..... https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/09/09/oklahoma-elections-leitutenant-governor-candidate-brian-hill-gop-lawmaker/86035508007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx04p119950c119950e006200v11xx04b0042xxd004265&gca-ft=169&gca-ds=sophi