Local Candidates
These are the candidates that are running for a local position in the city of Tulsa. This list will be updated as more candidates announce they are running (please contact me if you hear of anyone running that is not on the list). The official list of municipal candidates running for office will be posted the 3rd week in July after receiving it from the Tulsa County Election Board.
Key:
Italics=Incumbent
Asterisk(*)=Pondering entering the race
Red=Republican, Blue=Democrat, Black=Independent
Filing period: July 13-15
(Primary election: Sept. 8th )
General election: Nov. 10
Mayor and councilors take office: Dec. 7
Race For Tulsa Mayor:
Tom Adelson – Oklahoma’s Secretary of Health and State Senator. view site | twitter
Accountability Burns – No information yet -
Prophet Kelly Lamar Clark Sr. – No information yet -
Robert Arizona Gwin Jr. – No information yet -
Paul C. Tay Jr. – No information yet -
Dewey Bartlett Jr. – Businessman and former district councilor. view site
Kevin Leroy Boggs – Manager in dispatch department at Federal Express. view site
Nathaniel James Booth -18 year who recently graduated from Victory Christian high school. view site
Clay Clark – Young entrepreneur and motivational speaker. view site Withdrew 7/10/09 to work for Chris Medlock’s campaign.
Anna Falling – Former city councilor 1998-2000 and co-founder of a local Christian network. view site
Chris Medlock – Talk radio host and former district councilor. view site | twitter
David Lee O’Connor – No information yet -
Paul Alan Roales – A contract petroleum geologist (according to the Tulsa World).
Michael Lee Rush – No information yet -
Norris Stuart Streetman – No information yet -
John Porter Todd – No information yet -
Michael David Tomes Sr. – No information yet -
Cleon Burrell – No information yet -
Lawrence F Kirkpatrick – No information yet -
Mark Bradley Perkins – Attorney, small business owner, and a lifelong Tulsan. view site
City Auditor:
Preston Lee Doerflinger – Health-care entrepreneur (according to the Tulsa World).
Lynn Anthony Ruemler – No information yet -
Phil Wood - City Auditor since 1988. view site
District 1:
Jack Henderson – Current district 1 councilor and retired from AT&T worker.
District 2:
Barton Ralph Rhoades – No information yet -
Rick Westcott – Current district 2 councilor and Lawyer. view site | twitter
District 3:
David Patrick – Current district 3 councilor and co-owner of Patrick Auto Service. view site
Roscoe H. Turner Sr. – Former city councilor (1998-2002, 2004-2008) and retired city worker. view site
Karl William Hulcher – view site
District 4:
Maria Barnes – Involved in District 4 and former district councilor. view site | twitter
Elizabeth Anne Wright – A fourth generation Tulsan and entrepreneur. e-mail: Wright4Tulsa@gmail.com
Jason “Eric” Gomez – Current district 4 councilor, business owner and Realtor
Rocky R. Frisco - Oklahoma Blues Hall of Famer. view site
District 5:
Christopher Eric Trail - Local businessman (owener of Ike’s Chili) and fourth generation Tulsan. view site
William Edward Martinson, Jr. – Current district 5 councilor.
District 6:
James Mautino – Former district 6 councilor and retired American Airlines worker. view site
Tadd Arthur Weese - No information yet -
Mario Bobbie Choice - No information yet -
Dennis K.Troyer – Current district 6 councilor and previously a machinist for American Airlines. view site
District 7:
John Eagleton – Current district 7 councilor and lawyer. view site
District 8:
Bill Christiansen – District 8 councilor and businessman
Scott Manuel Grizzle – IT professional and TulsaNow executive board president. view site
Phillip Lawrence Lakin Jr. – No information yet -
Paul Wizikowski – Local conservative and has helped develop messaging for the FairTax and the TEA Parties. view site Withdrew 7/10/09
District 9:
G.T. Bynum – District 9 councilor and senior manager for a real estate firm. view site
Roger D Lowry - No information yet -

#1 by Char Meyers on August 26th, 2009
We really do appreciate this info sheet. We live abroad and have received our absentee ballots. However, we had no way of knowing about all these people — then I found you. Thanks so much for the work you have put into this so we have info at our fingertips!
#2 by Char Meyers on August 26th, 2009
You might want to add Preston Doerflinger’s website to your list. http://www.prestondoerflinger.com/
Just found it via google
#3 by Joseph Bojang on August 27th, 2009
Wow! Thanks for the help…I’ll add Preston’s site later today. There are a few more that I need to add as well.
I hope you are enjoying yourself living abroad.
Joseph
#4 by Steven Roemerman on August 31st, 2009
I love this page….I use it all the time…
#5 by robert gwin jr on September 8th, 2009
please add my info
robert gwin jr
democrat
for mayor of tulsa
twitter – robertgwinjr
facebook – robert a. gwin jr
web – http://www.geocities.com/tulsaok73@sbcglobal.net/gwin_for_mayor.html
thank you