Councilors By Term
| Inauguration Date | Term | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | District 6 | District 7 | District 8 | District 9 |
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5/8/1990 |
1990-1992 | B. S. Roberts (D)* | Darla Hall (D)* | Dorothy DeWitty (D)* | Gary Watts (D) | Robert Nelson (R)* | James Hogue (D)* | John Benjamin (R)* | Richard Polishuk (D) | Dewey Bartlett, Jr. (R) |
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4/6/1992 |
1992-1994 | B. S. Roberts (D)* | Darla Hall (D)* | Michael Patrick * 4/5/93 5/4/93 Darrell Gilbert (D) (1) |
Gary Watts (D) | Robert Nelson (R)* | James Hogue (D)* | John Benjamin (R)* | Vickie Cleveland (R) | Dewey Bartlett, Jr. (R) |
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4/5/1994 |
1994-1996 | Joe Williams (D) | Darla Hall (D)* | Darrell Gilbert (D) | Gary Watts (D) | Robert Nelson (R)* 10/31/94 1/19/95 Mel Rice (R)* (2) |
James Hogue (D)* 1/9/95 2/21/95 Art Justis (D)* (3) | John Benjamin (R)* | Vickie Cleveland (R) | Robert Gardner (R) |
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4/1/1996 |
1996-1998 | Joe Williams (D) | Darla Hall (D)* | David Patrick (D)* | Gary Watts (D) | Sam Roop (R) | Art Justis (D)* | Terry Doverspike (R) | Vickie Cleveland (R) | Robert Gardner (R) |
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4/6/1998 |
1998-2000 | Joe Williams (D) | Darla Hall (D)* | David Patrick (D)* 8/5/98 11/12/98 Roscoe Turner (D)* (4) |
Anna Falling (R) | Sam Roop (R) | Art Justis (D)* | Terry Doverspike (R) | Vickie Cleveland (R) | Brady Pringle (R) |
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4/3/2000 |
2000-2002 | Joe Williams (D) | Randi Miller (R) | Roscoe Turner (D)* | Gary Watts (D) | Sam Roop (R) | Art Justis (D)* | Clay Bird (R) | Todd Huston (R) | Brady Pringle (R) |
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4/1/2002 |
2002-2004 | Joe Williams (D) | Randi Miller (R) 11/14/02 2/18/03 Chris Medlock (R) (5) |
David Patrick (D)* | Tom Baker (D) | Sam Roop (R) | Art Justis (D)* | Randy Sullivan (R) | Bill Christiansen (R) | Susan Neal (R) |
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4/6/2004 |
2004-2006 | Jack Henderson (D) | Chris Medlock (R) | Roscoe Turner (D)* | Tom Baker (D) | Sam Roop (R) 2/18/2005 5/17/05 Bill Martinson (R) (7) |
Jim Mautino (R) | Randy Sullivan (R) | Bill Christiansen (R) | Susan Neal (R) |
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4/10/2006 |
2006-2008 | Jack Henderson (D) | Rick Westcott (R) | Roscoe Turner (D)* | Maria Barnes (D) | Bill Martinson (R) | Dennis Troyer (D)* | John Eagleton (R) | Bill Christiansen (R) | Cason Carter (R) |
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4/7/2008 |
2008-2009 | Jack Henderson (D) | Rick Westcott (R) | David Patrick (D)* | Eric Gomez (R) | Bill Martinson (R) | Dennis Troyer (D)* | John Eagleton (R) | Bill Christiansen (R) | G.T. Bynum (R) |
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12/7/2009 |
2009-2011 | Jack Henderson (D) | Rick Westcott (R) | Roscoe Turner (D)* | Maria Barnes (D) | Chris Trail (R) | Jim Mautino (R) | John Eagleton (R) | Bill Christiansen (R) | G.T. Bynum (R) |
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12/5/2011 |
2011-2012 | Jack Henderson (D) (1 year) | Jeannie Cue (R) (1 year) | David Patrick (D)* (1 year) | Blake Ewing (R) (1 year) | Karen Gilbert (R) (1 year) | Skip Steele (R) (1 year) | Thomas Mansur (R) (1 year) | Phil Lakin Jr. (R) (1 year) | G.T. Bynum (R) (1 year) |
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12/3/2012 (nonpartisan elections begin) |
2012-2013 | Jack Henderson (2 years) | Jeannie Cue | David Patrick * | Blake Ewing (2 years) | Karen Gilbert | Skip Steele | Arianna Moore (2 years) | Phil Lakin Jr. | G.T. Bynum |
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12/3/2013 |
2013-2014 | Jack Henderson | Jeannie Cue (1 year) | David Patrick * | Blake Ewing | Karen Gilbert (1 year) | Skip Steele | Arianna Moore | Phil Lakin Jr. (1 year) | G.T. Bynum |
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12/1/2014 (all two year terms) |
2014-2016 | Jack Henderson | Jeannie Cue | David Patrick * | Blake Ewing | Karen Gilbert | Connie Dodson | Anna America | Phil Lakin Jr. | G.T. Bynum |
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12/5/2016 |
2016-2018 | Vanessa Hall-Harper | Jeannie Cue | David Patrick * 9/14/18 10/3/18 Karen O'Brien (8) |
Blake Ewing | Karen Gilbert | Connie Dodson | Anna America 8/22/18 10/3/18 Arianna Moore (9) |
Phil Lakin Jr. | Ben Kimbro |
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12/3/2018 |
2018-2020 | Vanessa Hall-Harper | Jeannie Cue | Crista Patrick | Kara Joy McKee | Cass Fahler | Connie Dodson | Lori Decter Wright | Phil Lakin Jr. | Ben Kimbro |
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12/7/2020 |
2020-2022 | Vanessa Hall-Harper | Jeannie Cue | Crista Patrick | Kara Joy McKee | Mykey Arthrell-Knezek | Connie Dodson | Lori Decter Wright | Phil Lakin Jr. | Jayme Fowler |
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Legend
| * | Deceased |
| D | Democrat |
| R | Republican |
| 25-Jun-12 | Nonpartisan elections begin |
| 1 | Darrell Gilbert was appointed by the Council to fill the vacancy in District 3 created by the death of Councilor Patrick and sworn in to office on May 4, 1993. Darrell Gilbert was then elected by Primary (no Republican candidate) on Feb. 1 1994. He succeeded Mike Patrick who was electrocuted and died in a freak accident on April 5, 1993. |
| 2 | Robert Nelson died unexpectedly in office on Oct. 31,1994. Mel Rice was elected following Nelson's untimely death and attended his first meeting on Jan. 19, 1995. He chose not to seek re-election. |
| 3 | James Hogue resigned after winning election as a judge. Art Justis replaced him by special election on Feb. 14, 1995. Justis completed last 13 months of Hogue’s term. |
| 4 | Roscoe Turner was elected in November 1998 in a special election to replace David Patrick who resigned to run for the State Legislature. Roscoe Turner was sworn in on Nov. 12, 1998. |
| 5 | Randi Miller resigned after winning special election for District 2 County Commissioner. She was elected to fill the remaining two-year term of Democrat John Selph, who stepped down. Chris Medlock was elected in a special election on Feb. 11, 2003 and was sworn in Feb. 18,2003. |
| 6 | Roscoe Turner won a court-ordered special election against incumbent councilor David Patrick after accusations of voting irregularities in the February municipal primary went undisputed. The special election in District 3 came the day after the swearing-in ceremony for the eight other city councilors. |
| 7 | Sam Roop resigned effective 2/18/2005 to join Mayor Bill LaFortune's cabinet as Chief Administrative Officer. Bill Martinson was elected to the Council in a special election on May 10, 2005. Martinson was sworn in on May 17, 2005. |
| 8 | David Patrick died in office unexpectedly on Sept. 14, 2018. Interim Councilor Karen O'Brien, who served on the Sales Tax Overview Committee, was sworn-in on Oct. 3, 2018 to fill the vacancy. The appointment ensured the approximately 44,000 residents in the district were represented and provided the City Council the ability to continue to conduct business due to majority vote requirements. The Tulsa City Charter, Article VI Section 8 states, “If a vacancy shall occur in the office of a Councilor less than one (1) year prior to the next general election, the Council, by a majority vote of the remaining membership of the Council shall appoint a qualified elector of the election district in which the vacancy exists to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.” |
| 9 | Anna America resigned on Aug. 22, 2018 to become the director of the Park and Recreation Department. Former Councilor Arianna Moore was sworn-in on Oct. 3, 2018 to fill the vacancy. The appointment ensured the approximately 44,000 residents in the district were represented and provided the City Council the ability to continue to conduct business due to majority vote requirements. The Tulsa City Charter, Article VI Section 8 states, “If a vacancy shall occur in the office of a Councilor less than one (1) year prior to the next general election, the Council, by a majority vote of the remaining membership of the Council shall appoint a qualified elector of the election district in which the vacancy exists to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.” |
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Council Chair and Vice-Chair History
| Election Date | Term | Chair | Vice-Chair |
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May 8, 1990 |
1990-1991 | Gary Watts | Richard Polishuk |
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May 2, 1991 |
1991-1992 | Richard Polishuk | Robert Nelson |
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April 6, 1992 |
1992-1993 | Robert Nelson | James Hogue |
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April 8, 1993 |
1993-1994 | James Hogue | Dewey Bartlett, Jr. until 3/3/94 John Benjamin from 3/10/94 on |
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April 4, 1994 |
1994-1995 | John Benjamin | Darla Hall |
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April 6, 1995 |
1995-1996 | Darla Hall | Robert Gardner |
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April 1, 1996 |
1996-1997 | Vickie Cleveland | Joe Williams |
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April 3, 1997 |
1997-1998 | Joe Williams | Terry Doverspike |
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April 6, 1998 |
1998-1999 | Terry Doverspike | Art Justis |
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April 1, 1999 |
1999-2000 | Art Justis | Sam Roop |
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April 3, 2000 |
2000-2001 | Sam Roop | Roscoe Turner |
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April 5, 2001 |
2001-2002 | Roscoe Turner | Brady Pringle |
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April 1, 2002 |
2002-2003 | Randi Miller until 6/27/2002 Bill Christiansen from 6/27/2002 on (1) |
David Patrick |
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April 3, 2003 |
2003-2004 | David Patrick | Randy Sullivan |
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April 5, 2004 |
2004-2005 | Randy Sullivan | Tom Baker |
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April 7, 2005 |
2005-2006 | Roscoe Turner | Susan Neal |
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April 10, 2006 |
2006-2007 | Bill Martinson | Roscoe Turner |
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April 5, 2007 |
2007-2008 | Roscoe Turner | John Eagleton |
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April 7, 2008 |
2008 - 2009 | John Eagleton | Jack Henderson |
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April 9, 2009 |
2009 | Jack Henderson | Rick Westcott |
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Dec. 7, 2009 |
2009 - 2010 | Rick Westcott | Maria Barnes |
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Dec. 9, 2010 |
2010 - 2011 | Maria Barnes | Jim Mautino |
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Dec. 5, 2011 |
2011 - 2012 | G.T. Bynum | David Patrick |
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Dec. 3, 2012 |
2012 - 2013 | David Patrick | Karen Gilbert |
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Dec. 2, 2013 |
2013 - 2014 | Karen Gilbert | Phil Lakin Jr. |
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Dec. 1, 2014 |
2014 - 2015 | Phil Lakin Jr. | Jeannie Cue |
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Dec. 10, 2015 |
2015 - 2016 | Jeannie Cue | Anna America |
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Dec. 5, 2016 |
2016 - 2017 | Anna America | David Patrick |
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Dec. 6, 2017 |
2017 - 2018 | David Patrick until 9/22/2018 Vacant from 9/22/2018 on (2) |
Phill Lakin Jr. |
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Dec. 3, 2018 |
2018 - 2019 | Phill Lakin Jr. | Ben Kimbro |
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Dec. 4, 2019 |
2019 - 2020 | Ben Kimbro | Vanessa Hall-Harper |
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Dec. 7, 2020 |
2020 - 2021 | Vanessa Hall-Harper | Lori Decter Wright |
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Legend
| 1 | Randi Miller decided to run for Tulsa County Commissioner and stated that, in accordance with Council Rules & Orders of Business, she can continue as a Councilor but cannot serve as Council Chair. |
| 2 | Council Chair David Patrick passed away unexpectedly while in office on 9/22/2018. |