Kathy Taylor | |
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| 38th Mayor of Tulsa | |
| In office April 10, 2006 –December 6, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Bill LaFortune |
| Succeeded by | Dewey Bartlett |
| Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office 2003–2006 | |
| Governor | Brad Henry |
| Preceded by | Russell M. Perry [a] |
| Succeeded by | Natalie Shirley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29,1955[ citation needed ] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bill Lobeck |
| Residence | Tulsa,Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Kathryn Louise Taylor (born September 29,1955 [ citation needed ]) is an American attorney,businesswoman,and politician who served as the 38th mayor of Tulsa,Oklahoma from 2006 to 2009. She previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce in the administration of Governor Brad Henry,appointed by him in 2003.
Contents
- Early life and education
- Political career
- Mayor of Tulsa
- Post-mayoral career
- University of Tulsa deanship
- The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation and other boards
- Notes
- References
- External links
A native of Oklahoma City,Taylor attended law school at the University of Oklahoma and married Bill Lobeck. She worked as an attorney before working as the vice president for Thrifty Car Rental. She later bought the company with her husband and the couple founded the Lobeck Taylor Foundation.
In 2006,Taylor was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of Tulsa. She defeated Republican incumbent Bill LaFortune to become Tulsa's second female mayor and did not run for reelection in 2009. After leaving the mayor's office,she again served in the Henry administration and in 2011 she was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame. In 2013,she again campaigned for mayor,but lost the runoff election to Dewey F. Bartlett Jr.
She served as the dean for the University of Tulsa's Collins College of Business from 2021 to 2024.
