Councilor District 9
Councilor G.T. Bynum was re-elected in 2011. He was
sworn into office for another term on Monday, December 5.
Councilor G.T. Bynum and his wife, Susan, are the proud parents
of Robert and Annabel - the sixth generation of Bynums to call
Tulsa home. Councilor Bynum is the managing partner of Capitol
Ventures, a federal government relations firm based in Tulsa.
Prior to forming his own firm, Councilor Bynum worked on the senior
management team for Williams & Williams Worldwide Real Estate
Auction - one of the largest real estate auction companies in the
world. Before that, Councilor Bynum was employed at the Tulsa
Area Chapter of the American Red Cross where he kept residents of
Northeast Oklahoma updated on the Red Cross response to the January
2007 ice storms, which at the time was the largest sheltering
operation in Tulsa Red Cross history.
Councilor Bynum also spent six years in public service working in
the United States Senate for Senators Don Nickles and Tom Coburn.
He assisted Senator Nickles in the development and maintenance of
the Kerr-McClellan Navigational System, which leads to the Tulsa
Port of Catoosa, and he helped in the federal clean-up efforts
related to the Tar Creek Superfund Site - the nation's largest
toxic waste site. Councilor Bynum also worked on the staff of
Senator Tom Coburn when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. He
represented Senator Coburn in the creation of legislation with
Democratic Senator Barack Obama to establish a single oversight
entity for the response.
Councilor Bynum feels strongly about giving back to our community,
and has done so through service on the boards of directors for the
Tulsa Historical Society and Leadership Tulsa. He views these as
opportunities to learn from and honor Tulsa's past while developing
the leaders of Tulsa's future. Councilor Bynum is a graduate of
Leadership Oklahoma and Leadership Tulsa. He is a member of the
Rotary Club of Tulsa and earned his Eagle Scout designation in high
school as a member of Troop 73.
Contact Councilor Bynum via email: dist9@tulsacouncil.org.
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