Chip Keating
Chip Keating | |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety | |
| In office February 21, 2019 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Governor | Kevin Stitt |
| Preceded by | Rusty Rhoades |
| Succeeded by | Tricia Everest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Francis Keating III December 2, 1979 |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | Frank Keating (father) Catherine Heller Keating (mother) |
| Education | Southern Methodist University (BBA) |
Francis Anthony "Chip "Keating III is an American businessman who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety between 2019 and 2020.
Early life, education, and family
[edit | edit source]Francis Anthony Keating III was born to Francis Anthony Keating II and Catherine Heller Keating. He and his siblings were raised Catholic.[1] He worked for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol between 2001 and 2004.[2] Between August 2004 and March 2007 he worked as a commercial real estate broker for Trammell Crow Company.[3] He graduated from Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School and Southern Methodist University before marrying Brittney Ann O’Kelley in October 2005.[4] The same year unsuccessfully ran for the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[5] Between March 2007 and March 2010 he worked for Chesapeake Energy as the Real Estate Development Manager. He has owned Keating Investments since March 2010.[3]
Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety
[edit | edit source]Despite supporting Todd Lamb during the 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, Keating was appointed Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety on February 21, 2019, by Governor Kevin Stitt.[5][2] He resigned December 31, 2020.[6][7]
Later political activities
[edit | edit source]Chip Keating, along with Michael Mallick, raised $100,000 for the Advance Right political action committee in 2024. The PAC paid for anti-Greg McCortney mailers, but he lost his reelection campaign.[8]
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