Benjamin Lepak
Ben Lepak | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Oklahoma | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office October 2, 2025 | |
| Governor | Kevin Stitt |
| Preceded by | Josh Cockroft |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | Mark Lepak (father) |
| Education | |
Benjamin M. Lepak is an American attorney who has served as the Oklahoma Secretary of State since his appointment by Governor Kevin Stitt in 2025.
Biography
[edit ]Benjamin M. Lepak is the son of Oklahoma state representative Mark Lepak.[1] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance.[2] He later earned a juris doctor from Notre Dame Law School and served as the executive director for the State Chamber Research Foundation.[1]
He was appointed to the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on July 3, 2024, by Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall. He resigned on October 18 of that year to serve as general counsel for Governor Kevin Stitt.[1] On October 1, 2025, he was appointed as the interim Oklahoma Secretary of State by Stitt.[3] [4] On January 30, 2026, he was retroactively appointed full Secretary of State, effective since Oct 2, 2025.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Evans, Murray (October 19, 2024). "Oklahoma governor's new general counsel resigns from Statewide Charter School Board". The Oklahoman . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ "Biography: Benjamin M. Lepak". sos.ok.gov. Oklahoma Secretary of State . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ Stitt, Kevin (October 1, 2025). "Order of Appointment" (PDF). sos.ok.gov. Governor of Oklahoma . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ Hoberock, Barbara (October 2, 2025). "Stitt appoints new Oklahoma Secretary of State after first choice found ineligible". Oklahoma Voice. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ Stitt, Kevin (January 30, 2026). "Order of Appointment" (PDF). sos.ok.gov. Oklahoma Secretary of State . Retrieved March 28, 2026.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Oklahoma Acting 2025–present |
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