CITY AUDITOR - (Two Year Term)
•Floyd Clift Richards
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 1 - (One Year Term)
•Jack Ross Henderson
•Twan T. Jones
•Jason V. Trent II
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 2 - (Two Year Term)
•Nancy Lynne Rothman
•Matthew Foster
•Judith Adams
•Phillip Edward Oyler
•Jeannie Cue
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 3 - (Three Year Term)
•Roscoe H. Turner
•David Edward Patrick
•David W. Bell
•Randall Lee Reese
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 4 - (One Year Term)
•Maria Veliz Barnes
•Rocky Frisco
•Kenneth L. Brune
•Liz Hunt
•Blake Ewing
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 5 - (Two Year Term)
•Christopher Eric Trail
•Sam Roop
•Karen Gilbert
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 6 - (Three Year Term)
•Robert Arizona Gwin Jr.
•James Savino Mautino
•Byron Williams Steele III
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 7 (One Year Term)
•Steven H. Roemerman
•Thomas D. Mansur
•Bobby Lawton Bookout Jr.
•Elliot Leroy Parker Sr.
•Michael Alan Rainwater
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 8 - (Two Year Term)
•Phillip Lawrence Lakin Jr.
•George Gibbs
•William P. Suliburk
CITY COUNCILOR OFFICE NO. 9 - (Three Year Term)
•G.T. Bynum
•Mike F. Batman
•Robert Dale Pinney
•Kimberlee Flake Whiteman
•Doug Rucker
I'm a third-generation Tulsan, and a six-year resident of District 4.
I will be voting for Maria Barnes again.
None of the other District 4 candidates impress me.
But I have some standards -- I'm not a knee-jerk right-wing FauxNews Republican.
Quote from: jimpurdy on July 13, 2011, 11:17:54 PM
I'm a third-generation Tulsan, and a six-year resident of District 4.
I will be voting for Maria Barnes again.
None of the other District 4 candidates impress me.
But I have some standards -- I'm not a knee-jerk right-wing FauxNews Republican.
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Quote from: jimpurdy on July 13, 2011, 11:17:54 PM
I'm a third-generation Tulsan, and a six-year resident of District 4.
Welcome to the forum.
Please contribute more. We need new people to post their thoughts.
Tell us why you like your neighborhood and your councilor.
I sorta know all the candidates in district four. I like the diversity in this election.
Candidates from both parties and sexes, insiders and newcomers, and just enough crazy to make it interesting.
I wish I still lived in district four. This will be a fun race to watch.
Longtime lurker, first time poster-
Just curious about everyone's thoughts on which primaries will be the ones to watch...
I think that Sam Roop's entry into District 5 adds an interesting twist to that picture. Before his entry, it sure seems that the anti-incumbent trend might sink Chris Trail. With someone like Roop in the picture with Karen Gilbert, anti-incumbant voters have two choices, one of whom should still have substantial name ID in the district. Will be interesting to see if Roops' name ID, Trail's status as the incumbent or Gilbert's consultant will rule the day.
Also think that the District 4 primaries on both sides will be interesting. I think that Maria Barnes has some work to do with Ken Brune. I would bet he represents a real threat to her success. He will bring money and experience to the table. The Republican primary is also pretty interesting. Rocky took a ton of votes from Eric Gomez last time, garnering almost 900 votes. Liz Hunt is new to the council races, but is not a total unknown in the area or in the business community. Blake has great name ID and a real following (just compare Facebook "likes" between the D4 candidates) but it remains to be seen whether or not he can translate that following into votes.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts on these and other races... I think for fans of politics, this cycle could be a lot of fun. We're in for an interesting next 60 days!
Brookside Guy, here are my fearless predictions for the general election winners:
District 1: Henderson (D)
District 2: Foster (R)
District 3: Turner (D)
District 4: Barnes (D)
District 5: Trail (R)
District 6: Mautino (R)
District 7: Roemerman (R)
District 8: Lakin (R)
District 9: Batman (D)
AND A BONUS PREDICTION F0R MAYOR IN 2013: Tom Adelson (D)
You think Batman will beat Bynum? I know District 9 has changed, but I don't think enough to beat the juggernaut that Bynum has become in that district.
What do you know about Foster that leads you to think he will win? He's a 24 year old waiter for Zio's. No offense, but what qualifications or experience does he bring to the table? If I lived in District 2, I'd be scratching my head trying to figure out who to vote for.
Quote from: rdj on July 14, 2011, 11:21:26 AM
You think Batman will beat Bynum? I know District 9 has changed, but I don't think enough to beat the juggernaut that Bynum has become in that district.
What do you know about Foster that leads you to think he will win? He's a 24 year old waiter for Zio's. No offense, but what qualifications or experience does he bring to the table? If I lived in District 2, I'd be scratching my head trying to figure out who to vote for.
Pizza, pasta and sandwiches. Hope he's not expecting a tip.
Quote from: rdj on July 14, 2011, 11:21:26 AM
You think Batman will beat Bynum? I know District 9 has changed, but I don't think enough to beat the juggernaut that Bynum has become in that district.
What do you know about Foster that leads you to think he will win? He's a 24 year old waiter for Zio's. No offense, but what qualifications or experience does he bring to the table? If I lived in District 2, I'd be scratching my head trying to figure out who to vote for.
Wow! That makes him far more qualified than many of the existing counselors!
Quote from: AngieBrumley on July 14, 2011, 11:58:29 AM
Pizza, pasta and sandwiches. Hope he's not expecting a tip.
Angie, as a westsider do you have any further thoughts/relationships on the filed candidates?
Quote from: rdj on July 14, 2011, 11:21:26 AM
You think Batman will beat Bynum? I know District 9 has changed, but I don't think enough to beat the juggernaut that Bynum has become in that district.
What do you know about Foster that leads you to think he will win? He's a 24 year old waiter for Zio's. No offense, but what qualifications or experience does he bring to the table? If I lived in District 2, I'd be scratching my head trying to figure out who to vote for.
Hell...He could be The POTUS.....
If Foster were a Democrat, his pizza experience wouldn't go very far.
But he is a Republican. The other pizza guy who is a political newcomer, Herman Cain, is running for President. Obviously, Republicans have relaxed standards for their candidates.
And Foster, as a waiter, has actually had experience "serving" people.
I stand by my prediction that Foster is "crusty" enough to "rise" and win a big "slice" of the vote, "topping" all the other candidates, even if the other candidates have more "dough.".
Quote from: Jim Purdy on July 14, 2011, 01:52:13 AM
Brookside Guy, here are my fearless predictions for the general election winners:
District 1: Henderson (D)
District 2: Foster (R)
District 3: Turner (D)
District 4: Barnes (D)
District 5: Trail (R)
District 6: Mautino (R)
District 7: Roemerman (R)
District 8: Lakin (R)
District 9: Batman (D)
AND A BONUS PREDICTION F0R MAYOR IN 2013: Tom Adelson (D)
Adelson would be foolish to run again as mayor. He's been a great legislator, but that doesn't always translate to being a great leader, our current President being another example. Adelson really took poor advice or not enough good advice to keep his yapper shut when Joe Kelley started in on him. Not only did he come off as a defensive twit, he also came off as being slightly left of Barack Obama which will never play well in this market.
It's a shame too. I had high hopes for him as mayor but it became apparent he's missing some key leadership qualities like an even temper. You simply cannot run as an "Obama liberal" for mayor of Tulsa and expect to win in a market which is so dominated by conservative thought and media.
FWIW, I'm a registered GOP and started out supporting Adelson's campaign. I wound up voting for Perkins when it became apparent Adelson was unelectable and I couldn't bear to be complicit with a Bartlet (sic) administration which has played out just as many predicted it would.
TA won't run.
Bynum will be Tulsa's next Mayor.
EDIT: or Lakin....but Phil's a little green.
I predict that three incumbents won't run, three will be re-elected, and three will lose their re-election.
I predict that after the Primary we will be guaranteed at least five new councilors.
Quote from: rdj on July 14, 2011, 12:23:54 PM
Angie, as a westsider do you have any further thoughts/relationships on the filed candidates?
I don't know any of them. ???
Divorce dirty tricks in council candidate's past
By P.J. LASSEK & CURTIS KILLMAN World Staff Writers
Published: 7/17/2011
City Council candidate Nancy Rothman attempted to set up her ex-husband with child pornography and falsely accused him of sexually abusing one of their children in a custody battle related to their 1998 divorce, an appeals court ruled.
Rothman, a Republican seeking the open District 2 seat, told the Tulsa World on Friday that court documents from the ruling do "paint a picture, and people can think what they want, but there are always several sides to the story and a lot of dynamics in a divorce."
Rothman said many people go through devastating experiences, and "it is really the choices we make when we come out that matters."
Rothman would not deny her actions outlined in a 2003 state Court of Civil Appeals opinion affirming a Tulsa County district judge's decision to give custody of the former couple's children to her husband, John Rothman.
"For me, this divorce was a very difficult time for both of us, and what it did was really fuel the passion that I have now to help people and to help this city move on beyond disputes and beyond personal agendas and beyond hidden agendas to bring things to light so we can help people," she said.
Rothman, an attorney and director of the legal clinic at Neighbor for Neighbor, said she will not drop out of the race "no matter what is thrown against me or what is said.
"I am here to continue my quest for peace, open government and ... to stop all the fighting and back-biting."
Rothman was a plaintiff in a now-dismissed lawsuit against the City Council for an alleged Open Meeting Act violation.
A Tulsa World review of records also indicates that Rothman has other legal and financial issues that she said stem from her "complicated" divorce.
The appeals court opinion states that ample evidence was presented that Rothman was "actively engaged in a process of alienating the children from their father." The evidence included unfounded accusations that her husband sexually abused their younger child, the court said.
"The last straw was when wife and her friend 'hired' a man to spy on husband and to find a female who would attach herself romantically to husband, receive a key to his condo, and plant child pornography there," an appeals court judge wrote.
After realizing "the criminal intent of the plan," the man tape-recorded his next conversation with Rothman and turned it over to her husband, who passed it on to the Tulsa Police Department, according to the opinion.
She also continuously denied her husband visitation despite court warnings and attempted to harm her husband's reputation with false accusations, court documents note. She was required to pay $70,099 of her ex-husband's court costs
Rothman's conduct was found to be "reprehensible in a parent" and "endangered the mental welfare of the children," the court said.
In 2008, Rothman pleaded guilty to a contempt citation for failure to pay, over a seven-year period, court-ordered child support and received a six-month jail sentence, a $500 fine and the loss of all her state-issued licenses. The sentence was suspended as long as she complied with the court-ordered payment schedule for back child support.
Rothman said she never lost her licenses.
She also told the World that the handful of financial issues that she has had - including her 2006 bankruptcy, the 2005 foreclosure on her home and a 2001 tax lien that was later released - were related to her divorce.
She said she has been able to move forward and bring positivity back into her life through the help of a local "spiritual guide."
She said it is not "a new-age thing," noting that many of their discussions are linked to the Bible.
"We talk about astrology, but in a biblical sense like how when Christ was born all of the planets were aligned with each other," she said.
LoL, stop the backbiting. (tries to frame husband for child porn). That sounds like somebody who will stop the back biting.
What a wacko....!
Her intense love of her country made her act like a deadbeat psycho. I can't believe she hasn't been disbarred.
She sounds perfect!
And throw a Bankruptcy in there for good measure.....
I'll be sure to vote for her and ask her on a date. ;D
Quote from: carltonplace on July 18, 2011, 12:58:05 PM
I'll be sure to vote for her and ask her on a date. ;D
You're going "Dutch" aren't you.... ;D
Quote from: Breadburner on July 18, 2011, 01:21:39 PM
You're going "Dutch" aren't you.... ;D
Dutch or butch? Sounds like she's got an issue with men.
Quote from: Conan71 on July 18, 2011, 01:32:24 PM
Dutch or butch? Sounds like she's got an issue with men.
She hates men and can't stand women... ;D
Quote from: Breadburner on July 18, 2011, 01:33:55 PM
She hates men and can't stand women... ;D
That sounds just like Susan Pryor ;)
Quote from: Conan71 on July 18, 2011, 01:58:10 PM
That sounds just like Susan Pryor ;)
Or Barbra "Bang Bang" Bell..... ;D