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Remembering Jim Mautino

Viewing for James Mautino will be 12 noon - 8 pm, Wednesday, November 1, 2023, and the service 11:30 am, Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Moore's Southlawn Funeral Home. Services will be webcast. Condolences may be left online at www.moorefuneral.com. Former Tulsa City Councilor Jim Mautino passed away last Thursday,...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 31, 2023 9:24 PM

Chloramine contract on Tulsa water board agenda today

The Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (TMUA), which operates the City of Tulsa's water system, will vote today whether to approve a contract for $925,600 with Crossland Heavy Contractors for "Chloramines Modifications" at Tulsa's two water treatment plants, A. B. Jewell and Mohawk. (See the TMUA agenda here.) The meeting will...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 16, 2011 12:36 AM

Tulsa Election 2011: Redistricting impact in Districts 3, 4, & 5

Redistricting appears to played a key role in the Cockroach Caucus strategy to regain control of the City Council, according to a BatesLine analysis of Tuesday's primary results by precinct. The 2011 redistricting was the most radical since the City Council was established in 1989. Over 20% of the city's...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 17, 2011 1:17 PM

Tulsa District 6: For Jim Mautino

I'm happy to endorse my friend Jim Mautino for re-election as Tulsa City Councilor for District 6. Jim Mautino isn't a slick politician. He is passionate and persistent when it comes to pursuing policies that will help residents of far east Tulsa and the entire city. Alone among the councilors...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 3, 2011 9:33 AM

Tulsa Area Republican Assembly endorses City Council candidates (UPDATED)

The Tulsa Area Republican Assembly held a candidate forum and endorsement meeting, Saturday morning, August 27, 2011. Following speeches and answers to audience questions from the candidates in attendance, TARA members voted to endorse a candidate in five of the eight Tulsa City Council Republican primaries to be held on...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 27, 2011 11:40 PM

Jim Mautino vs. passive-aggressive bureaucrats

I watched the entirety of the agenda item on Tulsa City Councilor Jim Mautino's proposed revision to the animal control ordinance, from the Tuesday, July 19, 2011, Public Works Committee meeting. I'm guessing that's more than the editorial board of the daily paper or their caricaturist bothered to do before...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 24, 2011 11:39 PM

The 2005 recall: Five years later

Five years ago tonight, on July 12, 2005, I was at The Embers, a wonderful steakhouse at 81st and Harvard (now gone, sadly), celebrating the overwhelming defeat of the attempt to recall two Tulsa City Councilors, Jim Mautino and Chris Medlock. The recall effort dominated the local political scene for...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 12, 2010 11:22 PM

Council candidates need your help

UPDATE: Roscoe Turner's volunteers will gather at the Turner home at 3415 E. Haskell St. at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Phone 918-834-7580 to see how you can help. And all campaigns are going to need help on election day: Driving voters to the polls and making last...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 6, 2009 6:44 PM

Roscoe Turner & Jim Mautino need your help

You may feel that there's no hope for a decent outcome in the Tulsa mayor's race, but there's still a chance to elect more proactive, independent-minded, taxpayer-friendly, and neighborhood-friendly city councilors. Two of the key races are in Districts 3 and 6, where two former incumbents with grassroots backing are...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 16, 2009 2:28 PM

District 6: Jim Mautino vs. Councilor Crocs on high-speed rail

Some time ago, Steven Roemerman sent a set of questions to all incumbent councilors to get their opinion on high speed rail, whether Tulsa needs it and how it should be funded. So far three have responded: District 2's Rick Westcott, who was reelected with a primary victory, District 9's...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 11, 2009 4:58 PM

District 6: For Jim Mautino

I grew up in far east Tulsa (and beyond, in Rolling Hills in what was then unincorporated Wagoner County). My parents still live out there in District 6, and they've got a Mautino sign in their yard. In the 19 years we've had a Tulsa City Council, for only two...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 3, 2009 12:55 AM

Republican Assembly endorses Medlock

The Tulsa Area Republican Assembly, a conservative Republican organization affiliated with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, has endorsed Chris Medlock for the Republican nomination for Tulsa mayor at their nominating convention this morning. The group's rules require a positive vote from two-thirds of its members, so in several races...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 29, 2009 2:23 PM

Running or not

I was happy to learn this last week: * That State Rep. John Wright (R-Broken Arrow) is running for Lt. Governor. John is an intelligent and consistent conservative, and he would be a great choice for the job. * That former Tulsa City Councilor Jim Mautino is running to recapture...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 25, 2009 12:03 AM

Mautino's bipartisan appeal

Greg Bledsoe, an attorney whom I know in connection with Tulsans Defending Democracy, has written a ringing tribute to District 6 City Councilor Jim Mautino. Greg is a Democratic activist, but he thinks very highly of Mautino, a Republican. A little over a year ago I had the pleasure of...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 30, 2006 12:11 AM