Oklahoma Ethics Commission

Commissioners

	Commissioner Karen Long (Democrat, 1st Congressional District) was appointed August 11, 2009, by Speaker of the House Chris Benge. She is a law partner of Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold of Tulsa. She received her Bachelor of Arts in 1975 from Christopher Newport College of the College of William & Mary and Juris Doctorate in 1978 from Oklahoma City University. Her legal practice emphasizes collective bargaining, labor, employment discrimination, education law and federal and state court litigation in those areas. She is a member of the Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and American Bar Associations; the National School Boards Association; and the Council Oaks/Johnson-Sontag Chapter of the American Inns of Court. She has been honored as an Oklahoma Best Lawyer for the past 11 years and as an Oklahoma Superlawyer and one of the top 25 Oklahoma women lawyers since 2006. In 2008, she received the John Athens Award from the Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag Inn, which she serves as the 2009-2010 President, in recognition of her litigation work in girls’ and boys’ sports. Since 1999 she has been an Adjunct Settlement Judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Her term expires July 2014.
	Commissioner James W. Loy (Republican, 4th Congressional District) Born El Reno, OK, 11/29/25. Married to Duane Colcord Loy, Chickasha, OK. Two adult children, Robert Loy, Honolulu, HI and Dana Loy, Norman, OK. B.A. Oklahoma City University 1952, MHA Northwestern University 1954, Administrator Southern Plains Medical Center 1955-1990, Medical Management Consulting 1990 to present. Fellow American College of Medical Practice Executives, Past President Oklahoma Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Past President Southern Section MGMA, Past President National MGMA. Alexander Poston Leadership Award, Donald J. Blair Friend of Medicine Award. Past member Chickasha City Council, Past President Chickasha School Board, Chickasha United Way, University of Science and Arts Foundation. Appointed to the Ethics Commission July 2001 by Chief Justice Hargrave. Term expires July, 2011.
	Commissioner M. Robert McKinney, (Republican, 2nd Congressional District), appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee, is married to Marguerite McKinney and has three sons. A graduate of the University of Arkansas with a degree in finance, he has more than 41 years of banking experience and is a Senior Executive Vice President of RCB Bank. A Member of First United Methodist Church, McKinney has served as its Finance Committee Member and as an Organization Committee Member. He is a Past President and Treasurer of the Rotary Club, a member of the Claremore Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee, a Drive Chairman of the Claremore Area United Way, a board member of Big Brother and Big Sisters of Green Country; a Director and Treasurer of Pryor Academic Excellence Foundation, and a member of the Mayes County Jail Committee. McKinney serves as a Director on the Claremore Regional Hospital Board and as a member of the Oklahoma Banker’s Association Government Relations Council Committee. His term expires July 2014.
	Commissioner Jo Pettigrew (Democrat, 5th Congressional District) was appointed December 4, 2007, by Governor Brad Henry. She was a lobbyist for public education for over 20 years serving as Assistant Executive Director of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association for over 12 years and Executive Director of the United Suburban Schools Association for nine years. Majoring in speech and theatre with a minor in English, she taught in Dallas, TX; Boulder, CO; Moore High School and freshman composition at Oklahoma State University. She attended East Central University and holds degrees from Southern Methodist University, North Texas State University and Oklahoma State University ["OSU"]. She earned her doctorate in educational administration at OSU and is thus certified as a principal and superintendent. She is a native of Cushing Oklahoma currently living in McLoud. She and her husband Paul, a retired school administrator, have one daughter and one son. Her term expires July 2012.
	Commissioner John W. Raley , (Republican, 3rd Congressional District); appointed by Attorney General; former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma first appointed in 1990 by President George Bush then reappointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton; former mayor of Ponca City and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers; served four years as chairman of the Department of Justice's Native American Advisory Council; served one term on the Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors; Navy veteran with 34 years of active and reserve service as a Navy Captain. Term expires July, 2012.