<figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-88a5137c1d6ec53cdbc967568592e5fa.jpg" alt="Photo - Rep. Kevin Wallace, right, chairman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. [Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman archives]" title="Rep. Kevin Wallace, right, chairman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. [Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman archives]"><figcaption>Rep. Kevin Wallace, right, chairman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. [Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman archives]</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-648f671a750aa2e5ca793f3b9eb89ff2.jpg" alt="Photo - James "Jim" L. Gallogly sports an OU hat as he stands with regent chairman Clay Bennett on stage following his announcement as the University of Oklahoma's (OU) 14th president on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Norman, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman" title="James "Jim" L. Gallogly sports an OU hat as he stands with regent chairman Clay Bennett on stage following his announcement as the University of Oklahoma's (OU) 14th president on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Norman, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman"><figcaption>James "Jim" L. Gallogly sports an OU hat as he stands with regent chairman Clay Bennett on stage following his announcement as the University of Oklahoma's (OU) 14th president on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Norman, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman</figcaption></figure>
Matt Patterson
Matt Patterson has been with The Oklahoman since 2006. Prior to joining the news staff in 2010, Patterson worked in The Oklahoman's sports department for five years. He previously worked at The Lawton Constitution and The Edmond Sun....
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