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'''John Kevin Stitt''' (born December 28, 1972)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/elections/businessman-kevin-stitt-trying-to-close-the-deal-on-republican/article_fb2e62f0-7ab1-5d3f-ad7e-79ec7a3cc298.html |title=Businessman Kevin Stitt trying to close the deal on Republican gubernatorial nomination |first=Randy |last=Krehbiel |website=Tulsa World |date=August 18, 2018 |access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th [[governor of Oklahoma]] since 2019. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he was elected in [[2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election|2018]], defeating [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and former [[Attorney General of Oklahoma|state Attorney General]] [[Drew Edmondson]] with 54.3% of the vote. Stitt was reelected to a second term in [[2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election|2022]], defeating [[Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] [[Joy Hofmeister]], a Republican turned Democrat, with 55.4% of the vote.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Gov. Kevin Stitt wins second term |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/gov-kevin-stitt-wins-second-term/article_1b85f720-5ed1-11ed-b72b-57470d0a0d6f.html |access-date=9 November 2022 |work=[[Tulsa World]] |date=8 November 2022}}</ref> A member of the [[Cherokee Nation]], Stitt is the second [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] governor after former Oklahoma governor [[Johnston Murray]].<ref>This is controvertial among some Natives because while Murray was a blood Chickasaw, he was not a registered member of the Chickasaw Nation.</ref>