By Carmen FormanStaff writercforman@oklahoman.comDr. Lance Frye never expected his job as the state’s top health official would be so political.As Oklahoma’s Health Commissioner, Frye, 57, has spent the past six months helping lead the state through the COVID-19 outbreak.But as a political appointee, Frye, a Republican, is an extension of the Stitt administration that has been criticized for both doing too much and not doing enough to respond to the pandemic.In May, Stitt appointed the soft-spoken OB-GYN to lead the Oklahoma State Department of Health and its 2,700 employees.Read more on NewsOK.com