Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Bartlett in 2012 | |
| 39th Mayor of Tulsa | |
| In office December 7, 2009 – December 4, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kathy Taylor |
| Succeeded by | G. T. Bynum |
| Tulsa City Councilor | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dewey Follett Bartlett Jr. (1947-03-16)March 16, 1947 (age 78) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan (divorced 2002),[1] Victoria[2] |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Regis University Southern Methodist University |
Dewey Follett Bartlett Jr. (born March 16, 1947) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 39thMayor ofTulsa, Oklahoma.[3] An oil industry executive and political figure in Tulsa, Bartlett was theRepublican nominee for mayor of Tulsa in the2009 election, and was elected as Tulsa's 39th mayor on November 10, 2009. He was re-elected in2013, but was defeated in his second reelection bid in2016.[4]
Bartlett's father,Dewey F. Bartlett, was Oklahoma's second Republican governor from 1967 to 1971, and aUnited States senator from 1973 to 1979.[5] His mother,Ann Bartlett, is a formerFirst Lady of Oklahoma.[6] The younger Bartlett attendedBishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, then received a B.S. in accounting fromRegis University and an M.B.A. fromSouthern Methodist University.[7][8][9][10] He is the President of the Keener Oil & Gas Company, the successor to a family business previously run by his father,[9][11] and has served as the chairman of theOklahoma Energy Resources Board[12] and the NationalStripper Well Association,[13] as well as a member of the board of theOklahoma Turnpike Authority.[11]
Bartlett served on theTulsa City Council from 1990 to 1994, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in a 1992 special election. TheTulsa World newspaper suggested that Bartlett lost the race due to extremely negative campaigning.[14] In 2004 he ran against former state health secretaryTom Adelson forOklahoma Senate district 33, losing by less than 1,000 votes.[15][16]
In 2009 he ran again for mayor of Tulsa.[17] On September 8, 2009, Bartlett won 54% of the Republican primary vote, setting him up for another match against Adelson (who received 94% of the vote in the Democratic primary) and two independents in the November general election.[18] In the November 10 general election, Bartlett received about 45% of the vote, to 36% for Adelson and 18% for independent Mark Perkins. Bartlett took office on December 7, 2009.[19]
In May 2011, the Tulsa city auditor issued a report stating that Bartlett had violated two sections of the city's ethics rules by accepting free legal advice from a lawyer who had also represented the city.[20] Bartlett and his lawyer have disputed this finding.[21]
In the 2013 mayoral election, Bartlett faced challenges from his Democratic predecessor,Kathy Taylor,[22] as well as from another Republican, city councilman Bill Christiansen, and several other candidates. In the mayoralprimary election on June 11, 2013, the city used a newnon-partisan election system for the first time, and Bartlett finished second, with 34.2%, behind Taylor's 42.1% but ahead of Christiansen's 23.1%. Taylor and Bartlett then met in arunoff election on November 12, 2013,[23] and Bartlett won reelection with 55.7% of the vote.[24]
In 2016, Bartlett lost reelection to city councilor and fellow RepublicanG. T. Bynum, who received about 56 percent of the vote while Bartlett had about 38 percent.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Susan Savage | 37,605 | 40.6% | ||
| Republican | Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. | 20,646 | 22.5% | ||
| Republican | Dick Crawford | 11,913 | 12.9% | ||
| Democratic | Joe Williams | 9,149 | 9.2% | ||
| Democratic | James Hogue Sr. | 7,806 | 8.5% | ||
| Republican | Tom Quinn | 1,522 | 1.7% | ||
| Republican | Larry C. Hovis | 482 | 0.5% | ||
| Republican | Bob Kaczmarek | 286 | 0.3% | ||
| Republican | Lawrence D. Randall | 244 | 0.3% | ||
| Republican | John F. Loerch | 209 | .2% | ||
| Democratic | Barbara Kochevar Clark | 197 | 0.2% | ||
| Republican | Dennis W. Mahon | 186 | 0.2% | ||
| Republican | Sandra Ruffin | 174 | 0.2% | ||
| Republican | Joe Jones | 160 | 0.2% | ||
| Democratic | Rocky Frisco | 159 | 0.2% | ||
| Democratic | Susan Town | 128 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Robert D. Ward | 117 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | William D. Reif | 111 | .1% | ||
| Republican | Dave Cuenod Jr. | 103 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Linda Spalding | 94 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Anthony R. Coleman Sr. | 93 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Lawrence F. Kirkpatrick | 89 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Rick Blackburn | 86 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Ted C. Talbert | 72 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | James F. Carrigan | 70 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Shelley D. McNeill | 70 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Chris T. Hartline | 63 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Bob Looney | 53 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Steven W. Kopet | 51 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Charles R. Doty | 49 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Les D. Ecker | 49 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | William Neill Wilbanks | 48 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Kenneth Ray Thompson | 47 | 0.1% | ||
| Republican | Jim Ed Briggs | 46 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Michael Luc Provencher | 43 | 0.1% | ||
| Democratic | Michael S. Crabbe | 42 | 0.04% | ||
| Republican | David Ferree | 42 | 0.04% | ||
| Democratic | Phillip Leon Hamilton | 41 | 0.04% | ||
| Republican | Richard C. Bevins Jr. | 38 | 0.04% | ||
| Democratic | Douglas A. Casada | 38 | 0.04% | ||
| Democratic | Josh Martin | 37 | 0.04% | ||
| Republican | Robert E. Fearon | 34 | 0.04% | ||
| Democratic | Dan O'Rourke Jr. | 34 | 0.04% | ||
| Republican | Brad A. Pfeiffer | 32 | 0.04% | ||
| Republican | Timothy A. Fisher | 29 | 0.03% | ||
| Republican | Darein W. Gandall | 28 | 0.03% | ||
| Republican | Richard E. Brooks | 26 | 0.03% | ||
| Republican | Brad Jensen | 26 | 0.03% | ||
| Republican | Monty Dale Davidson | 23 | 0.03% | ||
| Democratic | Robert E. Dumont | 22 | 0.02% | ||
| Republican | Curtis W. Gilling | 22 | 0.02% | ||
| Republican | J. David Weatherman | 22 | 0.02% | ||
| Republican | Gary Johns | 21 | 0.02% | ||
| Republican | Rick R. J. Hart | 17 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 92794 | 100.00% | |||
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma December 7, 2009 - December 5, 2016 | Succeeded by |
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