Jason Carini

What the treasurer can decide

The office collects property taxes and keeps and accounts for county revenues. Oklahoma State University Extension explains that the treasurer works from the assessor’s tax roll, can issue delinquent personal-property tax warrants and establish liens, and records receipts in the appropriate funds. This separates the collection function from property valuation. Payment authority is distributed: the clerk prepares warrants, commissioners approve them and the treasurer registers them. The treasurer’s custody of money therefore does not authorize unilateral spending. Commissioners also designate county depositories, while state oversight and reconciliation requirements constrain the handling of public funds.

Education and entry into public office

Jason Carini grew up in Catoosa, according to his Government Finance Officers Association biography. That account identifies a degree from Patrick Henry College and an MBA from the University of Tulsa in 2018. The association dates his election as Rogers County treasurer to 2014 and the launch of a county investment program to 2018. These are attributed biographical statements; they do not establish his personal investment holdings.

Career & public service

1. 2014

   Election

   Contemporary reporting records victory in the Republican primary.

   Tulsa Today: Anatomy of an Upset ↗
2. 2018

   Education and investment program

   GFOA biography dates an MBA and county investment program to this year.

   GFOA biography of Jason Carini ↗
3. May 2023

   State review period

   Limited statutory procedures later reported no exceptions.

   State Auditor: Treasurer statutory report, May 31, 2023 ↗
4. August 2024

   Financial statement

   Presented FY24 statement to commissioners, who approved it.

   Rogers County commissioners minutes, August 5, 2024 ↗
5. March 2026

   Legislative proposal

   Hildebrant credited Carini with the Common Cents idea.

   House: Common Cents Act proposal ↗

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

6 documented relationships · Historical and current roles remain distinct.

What the state review actually established

The State Auditor’s report for May 31, 2023 examined bank reconciliations, certificates of deposit and investments, reconciliation of subsidiary records to the general ledger, and collateral securing deposits and invested funds. The report dated November 9 and transmitted November 20, 2023 recorded no exceptions from those procedures. It explicitly said the engagement was narrower than an audit under generally accepted auditing standards and expressed no opinion on the county’s basic financial statements. That bounded result supports a statement about the specified checks at that time. It does not establish a comprehensive or current clean bill of financial health.

A competitive 2014 election

Theodore J. King’s contemporary Tulsa Today account described Carini as a small-business owner who defeated incumbent Cathy Pinkerton-Baker in the June 2014 Republican primary. It reported a 231-vote margin and said no Democrat filed. The article also described his earlier involvement in the Rogers County Republican Party and an unsuccessful 2012 state House bid. Its explanation of why voters changed sides is the writer’s interpretation. The current county roster independently confirms that Carini now holds the treasurer’s office; the historical election account is not used as proof of present tenure.

A presentation followed by a board decision

The August 5, 2024 commissioners’ minutes record Carini presenting the county’s fiscal-year 2024 financial statement, including its schedule of federal expenditures. The commissioners then approved it unanimously. The record makes the respective actions clear: Carini presented the financial material; the board cast the approving votes. It does not describe the presentation as an independent audit or transfer the commissioners’ authority to the treasurer. This is a concrete example of his role in producing information on which other county officials act.

Budget books and access to tax payments

GFOA’s award spotlight credits Carini with producing the county’s first budget book, developing budget procedures, establishing mobile tax-payment sites and creating investment policy and procedure manuals. These are the awarding association’s descriptions of his work. The budget book makes county finances more accessible to readers; mobile sites take a tax-collection service into communities. An award for presentation is evidence of professional recognition, not a guarantee that every financial decision is sound. GFOA’s separate biography lists county budget-presentation awards for 2021 through 2024.

A professional role beyond Rogers County

The Government Investment Officers Association lists Carini as its secretary. The organization describes its mission as education and training for officials responsible for investing public money, emphasizing preservation of principal, liquidity, investment performance and communication with governing boards and the public. Its officer list brings together officials from several jurisdictions and separately identifies corporate liaison directors. Carini’s listed role places him in a professional association concerned with public investment practice. The roster alone establishes neither a county contract with another member’s employer nor a financial benefit to Carini.

A county administration idea reaches the Legislature

Derrick Hildebrant’s March 25, 2026 House announcement credited Carini with the idea behind HB3075, the Common Cents Act. At that stage, the proposal addressed rounding certain public cash payments following the discontinuation of penny production, while distinguishing electronic payments. This is the legislator’s attributed account of the idea’s origin. The bill’s later history records governor approval on May 11, 2026. The connection shows a county official contributing an administrative proposal to a state legislator; Carini’s contribution did not itself enact the measure. The March announcement is not a substitute for the final amended law.

Check the record

Sources & corrections

Research checked 2026-10-23. 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. Legislature — HB3075 history ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-23

   Common Cents Act; finalSenate46–0 April28, House88–0 May4; approvedMay11,2026.

2. Rogers County elected officials ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-23

   Current named treasurer roster.

3. GFOA biography of Jason Carini ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-23

   Attributed education, 2014 election, 2018 investment program and budget awards.

4. Tulsa Today: Anatomy of an Upset ↗

   independent-reporting · Source date 2014-06-28 · Checked 2026-10-23

   Theodore J. King; contemporary election analysis, campaign history and reported result. Partisan interpretive framing not adopted.

5. OSU Extension: Elected County Officials ↗

   primary · Source date 2020-05 · Checked 2026-10-23

   County Treasurer and Board of County Commissioners sections; distinguish collection, assessment, warrants and approval.

6. Rogers County commissioners minutes, August 5, 2024 ↗

   primary · Source date 2024-08-05 · Checked 2026-10-23

   Page2, agenda item1: FY24 financial statement and SEFA presentation and approval.

7. State Auditor: Treasurer statutory report, May 31, 2023 ↗

   primary · Source date 2023-11-20 · Checked 2026-10-23

   PDF page4; report dated November9, transmitted November20,2023. Limited procedures, no exceptions; no financial-statement opinion.

8. GFOA Hero Award spotlight ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-23

   Association attribution of budget book, mobile tax sites and investment procedures; not independent audit.

9. Government Investment Officers Association officers ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-23

   Current Secretary Jason Carini; separate public and corporate roles. Page update March25,2026.

10. GIOA mission ↗

    primary · Checked 2026-10-23

    Investment education and training mission; principal safety, liquidity, performance and public communication.

11. House: Common Cents Act proposal ↗

    primary · Source date 2026-03-25 · Checked 2026-10-23

    Hildebrant explicitly credits Carini with originating cash-rounding idea. Proposal stage March25.