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Susan Savage
29thSecretary of State of Oklahoma
In office January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011
Governor	Brad Henry
Preceded by	Kay Dudley
Succeeded by	Glenn Coffee
36thMayor of Tulsa
In office July 13, 1992 – April 1, 2002
Preceded by	Rodger Randle
Succeeded by	Bill LaFortune
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-30)March 30, 1952 (age 72) Tulsa,Oklahoma,U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Arcadia University

M. Susan Savage (born March 30, 1952) is an AmericanDemocraticpolitician fromOklahoma. She was the 36thMayor ofTulsa from 1992 to 2002, the first woman to hold that office. From 2003 to 2011, she was the 29thSecretary of State of Oklahoma.

Savage graduated fromEdison High School in Tulsa and in 1974 earned aB.A. degree from Beaver College (nowArcadia University) inPennsylvania. She returned to Tulsa in 1977 and became executive director of the Metropolitan Tulsa Citizens Crime Commission. Savage went on to becomechief of staff to then-Tulsa MayorRodger Randle before eventually becoming elected mayor herself in a 1992 special election to complete the remainder of Randle's term.

Savage served as mayor of Tulsa from 1992 to 2002, and was the first woman to hold that office.

As mayor, Savage was responsible for a $500 million budget and 4,000 employees. Her administration was marked by unprecedented job growth, neighborhood revitalization, public safety improvements and improved government efficiency. Savage focused on improving streets, parks, water, wastewater, stormwater, public safety, cultural and correctional facilities in Tulsa.

During Savage's administration, the Reason Public Policy Institute of Los Angeles ranked Tulsa 3rd among 44 U.S. cities for how well it delivered government services.Newsweek magazine featured Savage as one of the nation's 25 "mayors to watch" in 1996.

Savage was appointed byGovernor of OklahomaBrad Henry asSecretary of State of Oklahoma and served from 2003 to 2011.

In July 2013 Savage became a consultant and senior director of philanthropic development for Morton Comprehensive Health Services, a nonprofit health services provider in northeastern Oklahoma.^[1] In 2016, Savage became CEO of Morton.

She currently lives in Tulsa and has two daughters.

• Oklahoma Municipal League Hall of Fame for City and Town Officials in 2005
• 2002 National Conference for Community and Justice Honoree for leadership
• Honorary Doctor of Laws from Arcadia University
• Past recipient of the Oklahoma Human Rights Award
• 2009 induction to theOklahoma Women's Hall of Fame

• National Advisory Board of the Riley Institute for Urban Affairs at theCollege of Charleston
• Executive Board member, Southern Regional Education Board
• Advisory Board member, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals
• Advisory Board member, Oklahoma CityUnited Way
• Trustee, Oklahoma Nature Conservancy Board of Directors
• Trustee, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
• Board member, Creative Oklahoma, Inc.

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