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Eric Gomez arrested for domestic assault, resisting arrest

From KJRH News, former Tulsa District 4 City Councilor Eric Gomez was arrested early Sunday morning, February 19, 2012: Tulsa police arrested a former city councilor over the weekend for domestic abuse. Forty-six-year-old Jason Eric Gomez was arrested at 1:05 a.m. Sunday. According to the arrest report, Gomez was...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 22, 2012 12:33 AM

Gomez TMAPC appointment on tonight's Council agenda

Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr's nomination of ousted City Councilor Eric Gomez to the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission is on tonight's City Council agenda. The nomination is likely to be defeated by a supermajority, based on public statements by the councilors, but it's still worth expressing your concern to...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 13, 2010 3:15 PM

Eric Gomez on TMAPC? Seriously?

"He is either totally clueless or absolutely in your face, one of the two." "I guess he wants everybody mad at him." "He's appointing a councilor that threatened to sue one of his constituents over a planning issue to the planning commission?" Those were the instantaneous reactions of my lovely...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 3, 2010 11:03 PM

My wife wants a Maria Barnes yard sign

My wife asked me the other day if we could put a sign in our yard for Maria Barnes, the former Tulsa District 4 city councilor who is seeking to take back that seat. For my wife, the decision comes down to this: Incumbent councilor Eric Gomez, who defeated Barnes...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 6, 2009 5:03 PM

District 4 candidate forum tonight

The Pearl District Association is hosting a forum featuring the two candidates for Tulsa City Council District 4: Eric Gomez, the incumbent, and Maria Barnes, the previous incumbent. If you're particularly concerned about land use planning, zoning, urban revitalization, and neighborhoods, this is the forum to attend, as the Pearl...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 13, 2009 1:36 PM

District 4 candidate forum audio

It took me too long to upload this file successfully, but here it is, coughs, sneezes, rumbles, and all. Audio from the League of Women Voters candidate forum, held on September 1, 2009, at Fellowship Congregational Church. All four candidates -- Democrats Maria Barnes and Elizabeth Wright, Republicans Rocky Frisco...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 7, 2009 11:37 AM

Tulsa campaign roundup

Steven Roemerman has a couple of new entries about local elections worth your attention. He follows up on a question that a talk show host asked him when he called in to express his support for Chris Medlock: "Do you really think Medlock can beat Tom Adelson?" Roemerman answers that...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 6, 2009 6:28 PM

Eric Gomez on SLAPP suits

Tulsa District 4 City Councilor Eric Gomez isn't fond of public scrutiny, evidently. He was none too happy that I had my camera running during his answer to this question: "Are you aware of SLAPP lawsuits? Would you consider a lawsuit or threat of a lawsuit against a constituent for...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 2, 2009 9:25 PM

Maria Barnes launches District 4 election campaign

Former Tulsa City Councilor Maria Barnes is seeking to return to the office she held from 2006 to 2008. In 2008, she lost a close race to City Councilor Eric Gomez. Because of a charter change approved at the 2008 election, Tulsa city elections now occur in odd-numbered years, and...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 25, 2009 1:15 AM

Politicians v. freedom of speech

One of the stories that broke while I was focused on the day job involved Tulsa City Councilor Eric Gomez's threats to sue Julie Hall of Who Owns Tulsa? over her criticism of his actions as a councilor. You may have missed it, too, so here's the KOTV News on...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 15, 2009 12:07 PM

Maria Barnes vs. Eric Gomez

An edited version of this column appeared in the March 19, 2008, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The published version is no longer available online. Posted on August 4, 2018. Barnes vs. Gomez By Michael D. Bates I've attended, watched, listened to, and participated in many debates and candidate forums...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 19, 2008 4:06 PM