The Hiett campaign released a press release today saying they are "disappointed" with Jari Askins because of her negative attacks on Todd Hiett. With less than three weeks before the general election vote in November, Hiett today expressed in the release his "disappointment" that his opponent Jari Askins is engaging in "negative and misleading attack ads." "We've run a positive campaign about our vision for the future of Oklahoma," said Speaker Hiett (R-Kellyville) in the stataement. "But now Jari Askins has launched negative attacks. This seems like an attempt to distract attention from her own liberalvoting record in the legislature." Hiett has capped two years of Republican control of the state House of Representatives by impressively passing the largest tax cut ever for Oklahoma taxpayers, totaling a record $750 million in tax relief every year. Numerous reports by media outlets statewide make it clear the tax relief was part of an historic bipartisan agreement between Governor Henry and Speaker Hiett. "Certainly Governor Henry and I had our disagreements, but we put aside partisan differences and worked together for the good of Oklahoma, as leaders should," said Hiett. Posted at 10/20/2006 02:28:00 PM