Little Revealed In Financial Disclosure Filings
Lawmakers’ disclosures reveal little on finances
By CURTIS KILLMAN World Staff Writer
One state lawmaker has a commercial permit to harvest turtles.
Some 18 members of the House and Senate have individual retirement accounts.
Another 18 lawmakers reported earning no other sizable income aside from their monthly check for serving in the state Legislature.
Likewise, 76 lawmakers over half of the state Legislature reported holding no securities with a value of at least $5,000, a Tulsa World analysis shows.
This is some of the information that can be gleaned from the thousands of financial disclosure forms filed every year with the state Ethics Commission. The disclosure forms are required of all state office candidates, state board and commission members, state officers and certain state agency employees.