Secure Oklahoma
Up to $499,999
Secure Oklahoma's mission is to attack public pensions.
Source: http://www.lauraandjohnarnold.com/personal-advocacy-and-political-contributions/Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
$50,000
Produced anti-pension research.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grantsOklahoma
Arnold was a major funder of Secure Oklahoma, one of the driving forces behind a successful 2014 effort to close the state employee pension system and move new workers to a 401(k)-style system. His $50,000 contribution the Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs financed anti-pension research that was shopped to legislators in efforts to sway them toward a defined contribution system. A lobbyist connected to Arnold is rounding up support to move Oklahoma teachers to a 401(k)-style system during the 2015 legislative session.