In 1995 , Fallin became the first woman and first Republican to be sworn in as lieutenant governor of Oklahoma , an office she would hold for 12 years . As lieutenant governor , Fallin served on 10 boards and commissions . Early in her tenure , the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building , located in Oklahoma City , was bombed , killing 168 people in what became the worst case of domestic terrorism in United States history ; Fallin led a task force to rebuild the childcare center that was lost in the attack . In 1997 , she chaired the Fallin Commission on Workers ’ Compensation , which released a comprehensive reform plan to lower costs in the state 's workers ' compensation system . Fallin promoted Project Homesafe , a national initiative of the National Shooting Sports Foundation , a firearms industry trade association , to distribute free cable gun locks to reduce the risk of accidental in-home shootings
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