Kevin Buchanan

Kevin Buchanan is an American former district attorney for Washington County and Nowata County, Oklahoma from Bartlesville and an Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board member appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt on August 3, 2023. His term on the board will expire in January 2027.

He held his role of district attorney for over a decade. Before that, he was a defense attorney.

Career

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board In July 2023, Cathy Stoker resigned from the board saying that her role was not a "good fit" and Kevin Buchanan was appointed by Governor Stitt to replace her.

Buchanan comes to the Pardon and Parole Board when it is "currently the target of a lawsuit brought by death-row inmate Richard Glossip after he was denied a clemency recommendation." McDugle said that he would like to see the pardon and parole board "have seven members instead of five and he’s going to work during the next legislative session" toward that goal.

District Attorney He has criticized the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision.