On the Issues: Name your top three accomplishments in office and describe why you are proud of them
By Staff Reports on Sep 2, 2013, at 2:28 AM Updated on 9/02/13 at 12:19 PM
Correction: A Monday Tulsa World graphic incorrectly stated the date of the Tulsa mayoral election. The election is Nov. 12. This story has been corrected.
Every Monday through Nov. 4, the Tulsa World will publish answers from Tulsa mayoral candidates on questions about major issues leading up to the Nov. 12 election.
Dewey Bartlett
Current mayor (elected 2009)
When I took office in 2009, Tulsa was in trouble. We were spending
ourselves towards bankruptcy, our crime rate was climbing and jobs were
fleeing the city. Resolving these three items are my greatest accomplishments.
We worked hard to make government run efficiently and reduce
wasteful spending to resolve the budget. We’ve lowered the crime rate by
implementing Police Chief Chuck Jordan’s plan to move the TPD back to
a “beat” system. Finally, I am proud to see Tulsa attract over 9,000 new
jobs during my administration, despite anti-business policies of President
Obama. I hope to continue this momentum.
Kathy Taylor
Former Tulsa mayor (2006-2009)
The achievements I am most proud of are ones that made the biggest difference in Tulsans' lives, such as: Saving 7,000 jobs at American Airlines; providing a path to a college education for 10,000-plus students by helping launch Tulsa Achieves, resulting in more Tulsans with a college degree earning higher wages and filling workforce needs from within; managing our response to the ice storm - firefighters visited 66,000 homes to ensure citizen safety, workers turned lights back on in record time, the city removed 2.6 million cubic yards of debris and launched a plan to re-green Tulsa and replace thousands of trees lost.
