Members of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission discuss proposed rule changes during a meeting at the state Capitol on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — The former deputy director of Oklahoma’s mental health department settled with the Ethics Commission Thursday and will pay the state $2,500 for violating lobbyist registration and reporting law.
Heath Hayes, 41, communicated with state officials “for the purpose of influencing governmental action” without being registered as a lobbyist, according to a statement from Lee Anne Bruce Boone, executive director of the Ethics Commission…