The following is a statement from state House Minority Leader Scott

Inman, D-Del City, about the announced resignation Saturday of state Rep.
Dan Kirby, R-Tulsa:

The allegations that were set forth in the report of the House Special Investigation
Committee were troubling and should never be tolerated. For that reason, the House
Minority Leader and the House Democratic Caucus were pleased to hear that
Representative Kirby has done the right thing and resigned. We hope the victims of this
sordid episode find some measure of comfort in the announcement.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives can now move forward and attend to the vital
business of the state.

Nevertheless, the House investigation should not end here. The report of the Special
Investigation Committee failed to identify everyone who was involved in the expenditure
of $70,000 of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim against
Representative Kirby, and then tried to quietly cover it up.

We will insist on a genuinely independent investigation into this matter if the

information is not revealed in due course.