Dan DeLozier

What a commissioner can decide

Rogers County describes the commissioners’ responsibilities as roads and bridges, county finances, county policies and county services. DeLozier exercises district responsibilities and participates in the three-member Board of County Commissioners. Recorded motions and roll calls show how countywide decisions are made collectively. A commissioner’s position should therefore be distinguished from the separate elected offices of sheriff, assessor, treasurer and county clerk. The county audit describes the board’s overall fiscal responsibilities alongside the roles of department heads and the clerk in preparing and processing payroll. This division of duties matters when assigning responsibility for a particular transaction or institutional failure.

Construction, schools and public service

Dan DeLozier’s county biography describes a career rooted in Chelsea. It identifies him as a Chelsea High School graduate, a former elected member of the Chelsea School Board and a construction superintendent. The biography credits him with 28 years at D&B Construction overseeing road, bridge, landfill and other infrastructure work, and 18 years as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician. These are the county’s biographical statements; exact employment and volunteer-service dates are not supplied. They establish the background he presents for county service without establishing ownership of the construction company.

Career & public service

1. Before county office

   Construction and local service

   County biography describes construction supervision, school-board membership and volunteer firefighting.

   Rogers County: Dan DeLozier biography ↗
2. 2006–2022

   County elections

   First elected in 2006, then reelected in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

   Rogers County: Dan DeLozier biography ↗
3. 2019–2021

   Workforce council term

   Gubernatorial order specifies a two-year appointment.

   Governor’s workforce council appointment order ↗
4. January 2023

   Leadership transition

   Left the CED 1 chairmanship for the ACCO vice presidency.

   County announcement: CED1 to ACCO leadership ↗
5. August 2025

   Transit funding

   Moved the Pelivan ARPA scope change approved unanimously.

   Rogers County August18,2025 minutes ↗
6. 2026

   ACCO presidency

   County conference report identifies DeLozier as president.

   Rogers County District1 office: March2026 ACCO conference ↗

People, institutions and the relationships between them

Following the connections

Each step below represents a documented relationship. Dates and roles belong to the individual links; a path can span different periods.

Documented relationships

7 documented relationships · Historical and current roles remain distinct.

A dated gubernatorial appointment

An order filed with the Secretary of State on October 30, 2019 appointed DeLozier to the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development for a term beginning November 1, 2019 and ending October 31, 2021. The order states that Senate confirmation was not required. It documents a specific appointment into state workforce policy. The historical order does not establish that the same appointment or term remains current, even though later biographies list the council among his affiliations.

Payroll controls and the board’s response

The state audit for the year ended June 30, 2024, transmitted in July 2025, reported a repeat finding on payroll controls. Auditors identified improperly timed holiday-leave payments and inadequate supporting documentation in their sample. The board challenged the finding’s lack of a specific statutory citation, described department-head and county-clerk responsibilities, and committed to reviewing compliance and possible additional procedures. The auditor’s response emphasized following county policy and documentation requirements. This is an institutional audit finding and a recorded disagreement about responsibility, not a finding that DeLozier personally received improper payments or committed a crime. The report does not establish whether subsequent corrective work resolved the issue.

A long-serving district representative

The county biography dates DeLozier’s first election to November 2006 and subsequent reelections to 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. Independent reporting recorded 66.39 percent in his 2022 primary victory. The current county roster continues to identify him as District 1 commissioner, alongside Steve Hendrix in District 2 and Ron Burrows in District 3. District voters elect commissioners to four-year terms. His continuing office is verified as of October 30, 2026; that observation is not a prediction about who will hold the seat after the next transition.

Two regional institutions

Grand Gateway Economic Development Association’s current roster identifies DeLozier as board chairman. The association’s board approves its work program and membership dues, selects its executive committee and executive director, and sets policies for staff administration. Its Rogers County representatives include Burrows and Thomas Sweet. DeLozier also appears on INCOG’s August 17, 2026 board roster as a Rogers County commissioner. These are separate regional affiliations. INCOG provides regional planning and coordination; Grand Gateway’s services include public transit and community development. Neither affiliation gives a single county commissioner unrestricted authority over the other member governments.

A recorded transit funding decision

On August 18, 2025, DeLozier moved approval of a change in scope for a Pelivan Transit award funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. Burrows seconded the motion, and all three commissioners voted in favor. Grand Gateway identifies Pelivan among its public transit programs, providing trips for work, medical appointments and other needs. The vote connects DeLozier’s county role to a regional service institution he also chairs. The minutes establish approval of the scope change; they do not, on that page, establish the project’s final expenditure or completion. No personal financial interest is inferred from the overlapping public roles.

Engineering cooperation and statewide leadership

A county announcement in October 2022 recorded DeLozier’s decision to leave the chairmanship of Circuit Engineering District 1 after four years and become vice president of the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma in January 2023. By March 2026 the county was identifying him as ACCO president. An April account in Value News dates that presidency to January 1 and distinguishes the association’s volunteer governing board from the executive director’s daily management. ACCO represents county commissioners across Oklahoma and provides training, services and legislative advocacy. This is an association leadership role, distinct from holding statewide executive office.

Check the record

Sources & corrections

Research checked 2026-10-30. Roles and financial figures retain their source dates. Sections appear only when supported material is available; an omitted section is not a finding that no such relationship exists.

1. INCOG board roster ↗

   primary · Source date 2026-08-17 · Checked 2026-10-25

   Direct October25 retrieval: August17,2026 roster lists vice-chair Chris Benge, Tulsa County. Distinct from Christian Bengel.

2. Grand Gateway board of directors ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-26

   CurrentRogersCountyroster and boardpowers: workprogram,dues,executivecommittee,directorselection.

3. INCOG purpose and services ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-30

   Voluntary local/tribal association; regional planning, transportation MPO, community development and aging services.

4. Rogers County: Dan DeLozier biography ↗

   primary · Source date 2025 · Checked 2026-10-30

   2025 official biographical account; education, prior construction and volunteer service, elections and dated affiliations. Attributed, not independent employment verification.

5. Rogers County commissioner roster and duties ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-30

   Current three district commissioners; elected four-year terms and collective responsibilities.

6. Rogers County District1 office: March2026 ACCO conference ↗

   primary · Source date 2026-03 · Checked 2026-10-30

   March2026 report identifies DeLozier as ACCO president. Official portrait650 adjacent to named contact card.

7. ACCO presidential transition reported in Value News ↗

   reporting · Source date 2026-04 · Checked 2026-10-30

   DianaDickenson April2026: January1 start, board/executive-director distinction. County-information byline: not treated as wholly independent corroboration.

8. County announcement: CED1 to ACCO leadership ↗

   primary · Source date 2022-10-11 · Checked 2026-10-30

   October11,2022: CED1chair departure and ACCOvicepresidency effectiveJanuary2023.

9. Governor’s workforce council appointment order ↗

   primary · Source date 2019-10-30 · Checked 2026-10-30

   Original scanned order visually inspected: filedOctober30,2019; termNovember1,2019–October31,2021; Senate confirmationnotrequired. Appointment event not current membership.

10. Rogers County August18,2025 minutes ↗

    primary · Source date 2025-08-25 · Checked 2026-10-30

    Printed/PDFp6 item7 PelivanARPA scope change: DeLoziermotion, Burrowssecond, unanimous. ApprovedAugust25; original scanned page visually inspected.

11. Grand Gateway public transit programs ↗

    primary · Checked 2026-10-30

    Pelivan, PICK and VeteransRideConnect institutional descriptions. Distinct from the association foundation.

12. Rogers County FY2024 financial and single audit ↗

    primary · Source date 2025-07-31 · Checked 2026-10-30

    AuditdatedJuly23,2025, transmittalJuly31. Finding2024-002 printedpp30–31/PDFpp40–41, board response and auditor rejoinder. Regulatory-basis opinion unmodified.

13. Claremore Daily Progress:2022 primary outcome ↗

    reporting · Source date 2022-06-29 · Checked 2026-10-30

    ChelseaWeeks June29,2022: DeLozier66.39percent, fifthterm. Limited accessible report; only concise electionfact used.