Oklahoma City,officially the City of Oklahoma City,and often shortened to OKC,is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County,it ranks 20th among United States cities in population,and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States. The population grew following the 2010 census and reached 681,054 in the 2020 census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445,and the Oklahoma City–Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124,making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population.
Haskell is a city,as of March 2024,in Muskogee County,Oklahoma,United States. The population was 2,007 at the 2010 census,a gain of 13.7 percent over the figure of 1,765 recorded in 2000. Haskell was established in 1904 on the Midland Valley Railroad. It was named for town site developer Charles N. Haskell,who would become the first governor of the State of Oklahoma in 1907.
The Mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle,Washington. The mayor is authorized by the city charter to enforce laws enacted by the Seattle City Council,as well as direct subordinate officers in city departments.
The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the city of Seattle,Washington. The Council consists of nine members serving four-year terms,seven of which are elected by electoral districts and two of which are elected in citywide at-large positions;all elections are non-partisan. It has the sole responsibility of approving the city's budget,and develops laws and policies intended to promote the health and safety of Seattle's residents. The Council passes all legislation related to the city's police,firefighting,parks,libraries,and electricity,water supply,solid waste,and drainage utilities. (The mayor of Seattle is not considered part of council.)
Kirk Humphreys is an American politician who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City from April 9,1998,to November 3,2004. He was considered a favorite candidate of the Republican party establishment for U.S. Senator in 2004,losing to former Congressman Tom Coburn,MD in the primary. Humphreys was appointed to The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board as Chairman,but was later unseated by former state Sen. Angela Monson.
Michael Earl Cornett Sr. is an American politician and former television personality who served as the 35th mayor of Oklahoma City,from 2005 until 2018. A member of the Republican Party,he was only the fourth mayor in Oklahoma City history to be elected to three terms and the first to be elected to four terms. He also served as President of the United States Conference of Mayors and as national President of the Republican Mayors and Local Officials (RMLO). He also served as Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Urban Economic Affairs Committee until 2007. In 2018,he was defeated in the Republican runoff by Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt for the GOP nomination for Governor of Oklahoma. In 2006,Cornett was defeated by Mary Fallin for the Republican runoff for U.S. Congress.
The Government of Oklahoma City operates under a council-manager form of city government and consists of the mayor,the Oklahoma City Council,the city manager,and various departments and services. City administrative staff and elected officials have offices at the historic city hall located on the western edge of the central business district in Downtown Oklahoma City.
Sir Ernest Herbert Andrews was a New Zealand teacher,printer and cricketer and local-body politician. He was on the Christchurch City Council from 1919 and Mayor of Christchurch from 1941 until his retirement in 1950.
James Purvis Jameson JP was Mayor of Christchurch in 1870–1871. A linen draper from the Manchester area,he emigrated with his family to Christchurch in 1863. He was involved with many organisations in Christchurch and was active in the Congregational church. For a time,he was a farmer on the Canterbury Plains.
Jesse Piper was a Nelson,New Zealand city councillor and mayor.
David Holt is an American attorney,businessman and Republican politician who is the 38th mayor of Oklahoma City and dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law. He is a member of the Osage Nation. He served in the Oklahoma Senate from 2010 to 2018,eventually as majority whip.
The Oklahoma City Streetcar,also known as the MAPS 3 streetcar,is a streetcar system in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,United States,that opened in 2018 and is operated by Embark. The 4.8-mile (7.7 km) system serves the greater downtown Oklahoma City area using modern,low-floor streetcars,the first of which was delivered in February 2018. The initial system has two lines that connect Oklahoma City's Central Business District with the entertainment district,Bricktown,and the Midtown District. Expansion to other districts surrounding downtown as well as more routes in the CBD is planned.
John Michael O'Connor is an American attorney and politician who served as the 19th attorney general of Oklahoma between 2021 and 2023. O’Connor was previously a shareholder of Hall Estill and a nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma,the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma,and the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
The 2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election took place on February 8,2022,to elect the Mayor of Oklahoma City. Incumbent Republican Mayor David Holt won re-election outright with 59.8% of the vote,eliminating the need for a runoff.
Zina Roscoe Carter (1846–1922) was an American businessman and politician who served as the president of the Sanitary District of Chicago Board of Trustees as well as a Chicago alderman. He was the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee for mayor of Chicago in 1899. He also served as president of the Chicago Board of Trade for the year 1898.
David Williams Gibbs was an American politician and architect best known for designing the Wyoming State Capitol and serving as the chair of the commission which organized Oklahoma City in Oklahoma Territory.
William James Gault was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature,as Mayor of El Dorado,Kansas,in the 1870s,and as Mayor of Oklahoma City from 1890 to 1892.
Henry Minor Scales was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Oklahoma City when the U.S. state of Oklahoma was admitted to the United States. He was in office between 1907 and 1910.
Daniel Vorhes Lackey was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Oklahoma City between 1910 and 1911.
