Kevin Buchanan is an American former

district attorney In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or state attorney is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a l ...

for Washington County and Nowata County, Oklahoma from

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and an

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is the parole board of the state of Oklahoma. The Board was created by an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution in 1944. The Board has the authority to empower the Governor of Oklahoma to grant pardons, parole ...

member appointed by Governor

Kevin Stitt John Kevin Stitt (born December 28, 1972) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th governor of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he began his first term as governor in January 2019 and was reelected to a second t ...

on August 3, 2023. His term on the board will expire in January 2027. He held his role of district attorney for over a decade. Before that, he was a defense attorney.

Career

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board

In July 2023, Cathy Stoker resigned from the board saying that her role was not a "good fit" and Kevin Buchanan was appointed by Governor Stitt to replace her. Stocker had been chosen to replace Kelly Doyle, who resigned unexpectedly from the board in 2022 around the same time as Adam Luck. The Governor's choice of Stocker came "in an election year as Stitt is being accused in TV attack ads of being soft on crime. Many of the ads focus on how many prisoners have been released through commutations recommended by the parole board." Stocker was the only woman on the board. She resigned just before

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did in August 2023 after criticism from Representative

Kevin McDugle Kevin McDugle (born May 3, 1967) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 12th district since 2016. He has appeared on ''Dr. Phil''. Political career Following the serious injury of people bl ...

criticized the board and Smothermon specifically for not giving Richard Glossip's case five full board votes. Smothermon gave no direct reason for why he resigned, but Buchanan comes to the Pardon and Parole Board when it is "currently the target of a lawsuit brought by death-row inmate Richard Glossip after he was denied a clemency recommendation." McDugle said that he would like to see the pardon and parole board "have seven members instead of five and he’s going to work during the next legislative session" toward that goal.

District Attorney

He has criticized the ''

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'' decision.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Kevin Living people District attorneys in Oklahoma Year of birth missing (living people)

Career

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board

District Attorney

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