Her mother, Georgia McAfee, had been in charge of the Catoosa Tag Agency for more than 40 years. Teresa O'Donnell had worked there for more than four years before her appointment.
The 21st Century Motor Tag Agent Act removed a long-standing ban on close relatives of legislators serving as tag agents. In its place was put a prohibition against the close relatives of the state's tax commissioners serving as tag agents.
In presenting the bill last year, O'Donnell said it would allow tag agents to charge more in fees.
"They haven't been modified in about 30 years. And we felt like they needed to be modified because they're bearing a lot more expense from the Tax Commission than they once wore," he said.
Questioned about the prohibition change, O'Donnell said, "Several years ago, the Senate used to make those appointments. And now ... those appointments are made by the Tax Commission. And so we've got a real conflict with the Tax Commission. And this language simply doesn't apply any more."
O'Donnell helped his wife apply to the Tax Commission, records show. He sent the $100 application fee to Tony Mastin, then the executive director of the Tax Commission.
Asked Friday about his memory of the application, Mastin said, "I am sure that I did not talk to him and I do not recall him calling our offices."
O'Donnell first won election in 2012 and is running again this year. His opponent is Susan Carle Young, D-Claremore.
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