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On April 25, 2025 Burns accused his wife of getting their 16 year-old daughter drunk. Later in the day after an argument the 16 year-old got into her grandmother’s van. Burns threatened his daughter’s grandmother and said he was going to kill her. Then after she left, Burns chased the van in his truck. Burns then rammed the van with his pickup into a ditch. Burns received a one-year suspended sentence and was ordered to complete a year-long batterer’s intervention program.<ref name=”Aston-1″ />
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On April 25, 2025 Burns accused his wife of getting their 16 year-old daughter drunk. Later in the day after an argument the 16 year-old got into her grandmother’s van. Burns threatened his daughter’s grandmother and said he was going to kill her. Then after she left, Burns chased the van in his truck. Burns then rammed the van with his pickup into a ditch. Burns received a one-year suspended sentence and was ordered to complete a year-long batterer’s intervention program.<ref name=”Aston-1″ />
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Governor [[Kevin Stitt]]
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Governor [[Kevin Stitt]] called for Burns to resign from office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinez-Keel |first=Nuria |date=2025-08-29 |title=Oklahoma governor calls for state lawmaker to resign after domestic abuse conviction |url=https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/08/29/oklahoma-governor-calls-for-state-lawmaker-to-resign-after-domestic-abuse-conviction/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Oklahoma Voice |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 30, Burns announced he would resign on October 1, 2025. His resignation triggered a special election for his seat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Tres |title=Rep. Ty Burns resigning 48 hours after guilty pleas |url=https://nondoc.com/2025/08/30/rep-ty-burns-resigning-48-hours-after-guilty-pleas/ |access-date=August 31, 2025 |work=NonDoc |date=August 30, 2025}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
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== Personal life ==
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