Mike Ritze

Mike Ritze
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 80th district
Personal details
Political party Republican
Residence Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Mike Ritze (born 1957) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. A Republican, Ritze serves as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing the 80th district.

Ritze sponsored a bill in 2009 to have a monument to the Ten Commandments installed at the Oklahoma State Capitol. His family supplied $10,000 to fund the monument, which was installed in 2012.[1]

On the night of Thursday, October 23, 2014, someone drove a vehicle across the Oklahoma State Capitol lawn and into the monument, shattering it. Police have impounded the vehicle and have started an investigation.[2] A second copy of the monument has been made and erected to replace it.

In July 2015, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the re-erected monument must be removed because it violates the Oklahoma Constitution. The case is Prescott v. Capitol Preservation Commission.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://newsok.com/ten-commandments-monument-is-installed-at-oklahoma-state-capitol/article/3728824#ixzz2COyDrWRf
  2. ↑ http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/disputed-oklahoma-ten-commandments-statue-smashed/ar-BBaXu6P
  3. ↑ "OSCN Found Document:PRESCOTT v. OKLAHOMA CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION". www.oscn.net. Retrieved 2015-10-04.


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