So Far Only 4 File For Tulsa Mayor, Council Incumbents Also File
Tulsa mayor draws 4 opponents as filing period begins
BY ZACK STOYCOFF & KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writers
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
The first day of municipal election filings changed little for Tulsa’s mayoral race.
Former Mayor Kathy Taylor and former City Councilor Bill Christiansen, the only announced challengers for Mayor Dewey Bartlett before the filing period, were among four mayoral candidates who submitted their paperwork Monday at the Tulsa County Election Board.
Lawrence Kirkpatrick, a perennial candidate who ran in 2009 as an independent, and Jerry DeWayne Branch, a political unknown, also filed.
Bartlett will file Tuesday morning for a second term, his campaign manager said.