2010 brings many new challenges and opportunities to our country and state. While many look only to the negative side of a difficult economy, I believe we have an opportunity to look at the true focus of the services that our state government provides. Dealing with such a large failure of revenue will bring about changes that would not be made otherwise. As I talk with families and business people, all are in agreement that they have had to make significant changes in their own budgets and the state government should do the same.

As Chair of the Economic Development and Financial Services Committee in the House, I look forward to continuing our work to provide more opportunities for our citizens. By creating a business friendly state, we will work to keep the business we already have and attract new business as we come out of this economic downturn. We believe that positioning our state to be economically competitive today will bring great results in the future.

One of our main legislative goals for this year is to make necessary changes to our Worker’s Compensation system. The current system does not adequately serve the injured worker or their employer and we have seen how the status quo kills jobs. When companies either choose to expand elsewhere or simply move out of our state because the cost of worker’s compensation is too great, we must act now to save jobs and be competitive for the future.

As the 2010 election draws closer, we will be updating this site more frequently. As always, feel free to call my office at the Capitol at 405-557-7361 or email me at DanSullivan@okhouse.gov. Thank you for the honor you have given me to represent the people of House District 71 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Sincerely,