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Tulsa Election 2014: Filing complete

The filing period has ended for the 2014 Tulsa city elections. All races this year are for two-year terms. Re-elected: City Auditor Cathy Criswell, District 5 City Councilor Karen Gilbert, and District 8 City Councilor Phil Lakin were re-elected with out opposition. Primary: Five districts which drew three or more...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 16, 2014 7:48 PM

Tulsa Election 2009: Pre-primary Republican campaign contribution reports

Here is a summary of the pre-primary Form C-1 ethics reports filed with the Tulsa City Clerk's office by 5 p.m. today by Republican candidates, the deadline for the pre-primary filing for next Tuesday's Tulsa City Council races. I have listed all contributors $1,000 and over for the mayoral and...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 1, 2009 12:59 AM

It's city campaign ethics report filing day!

Children anticipate December 25 with excitement. I get excited about 5 p.m. on the 8th day before a City of Tulsa election. You can learn a lot about a candidate from his campaign contributions and expenditures, and you can often discern patterns in the giving of frequent individual contributors and...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 31, 2009 7:24 AM