Okla. Rep. Markwayne Mullin’s Companies Are Evicting Renters During a Pandemic
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and has refused to wear a mask around other Congress members. Now, despite the CDC’s moratorium on evictions, his companies are trying to evict renters in the middle of the pandemic.
Markwayne Mullin and his son attend an event for Donald Trump in Bakersfield, California, 2020. (Markwayne Mullin / Twitter)
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) drew ire for voting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, as well as for refusing to wear a mask to keep COVID-19 from spreading when lawmakers locked down during the US Capitol insurrection. His nonchalance about the coronavirus did not end there: Eviction notices have been filed against residents of two rental properties associated with Mullin during the pandemic.
The eviction filings come as coronavirus case counts have steadily increased in Oklahoma and the United States. So far, Oklahoma has seen 3,323 deaths from the coronavirus. In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a national moratorium against evictions as a public health measure to prevent the spread of COVID.
Mullin is associated with multiple rental property companies. His 2019 financial disclosure lists investments in two Oklahoma property management firms: Mullin Properties LLC and Mullin Properties West Division LLC. The disclosure also lists a 50 percent investment in TC4 Investments, LLC by Mullin’s spouse.
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