Oklahoma's firebrand state schools superintendent Ryan Walters has officially resigned.

In a letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders, Walters said he was stepping down effective Tuesday, September 30.

"Serving in elected office is one of the highest honors any citizen can be entrusted with, and I will always be grateful to the people of Oklahoma for granting me that responsibility," he wrote in the letter.

Abegail Cave, a spokesperson for Stitt, said the governor received Walters' letter at 4:19 p.m. Tuesday, six days after he announced on national television he would resign.

Stitt has not said who he will appoint as a successor for Walters, and he wasn’t expected to make an announcement on who the new superintendent will be on Tuesday.

In his letter, Walter listed what he

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