City Council Election Shake Up

[Composer]

It appears that there is going to be some shake up at Tulsa's City Hall.  City Council elections were held today, April 01, 2008.  

In District 3, it looks like David Patrick (I) will beat Roscoe Turner (D)  

In District 4, it looks like Eric Gomez (R) will beat Maria Barnes (D)

In District 6, Dennis Troyer (D) will beat Kevin Boggs (R) to keep his seat

In District 8, Bill Christiansen (R) will beat Austin Hansen (D) to keep his seat.

In District 9, G.T. Bynum (R) will beat Philip Kates (D) and Paul Tay (I)

With the shake up in North Tulsa, how will that part of the community be affected?  It will be interesting to see how Jack Henderson reacts to losing Roscoe.

Eric Gomez has a tough district.  He will oversee the next movement Downtown and the opening of the Arena as well as some older areas of Tulsa.  

All in all, the big issue for the upcoming years will be STREETS!

[patric]

quote:Originally posted by Composer

In District 9, G.T. Bynum (R) will beat Philip Kates (D) and Paul Tay (I) to keep his seat.

I dont think any of the above are currently in a council seat, unless their's some weird connotation youre applying to the inflatable wiener-bicycle-guy.

[Composer]

I did not mean to put that...thanks!

[sgrizzle]

I'm actually pretty surprised and will miss Roscoe's attitude.

[RecycleMichael]

Roscoe and Maria both lose...I blame Obama.

He is the one who keeps talking about change.

[TURobY]

I was honestly surprised to see Maria lose, but I felt that she didn't advertise herself as much as Gomez did (after all, I saw his signs all over the ROW). But regardless, it will be interesting to see the next couple of years. I live in Renaissance, and I'm curious to see if our neighborhood president can actually get something done.

[Composer]

I will miss Roscoe's comments from time to time.  Hopefully he will stay involved.

[Friendly Bear]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

Roscoe and Maria both lose...I blame Obama.

He is the one who keeps talking about change.

The local ruling power establishment had a happy vote count this evening.  Champagne corks a-poppin at Southern Hills C.C.

They finally eliminated one of the remaining leaders to the No Kaiser River Tax, and former Gang of 4.5 Reform Councilor Roscoe Turner.  Clever move running Patrick as an INDEPENDENT after all those six previous races as a Democrat.

Replaced a neighborhood activist Maria Barnes with Gomez, who has probably been co-opted by the local ruling power establishment.  Follow the money after the final Contributions and Expenditures Report is filed to be certain....

And, one of the LaFortunate Ruling Oligarch family branches, Mr. Bynum, gets huge financing to buy a city council seat.

Reliable Rubber-Stamp Councilors Christiansen and Troyer get re-elected.

Overall, a good day for the rulers of the Banana Republic of Tulsa, and a bad day for the local peasantry.

Hang on to your wallets.....Chatty Kathy is coming back for that $0.04 cents that the voters approved for Boeing in Vision 2025.



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[Kenosha]

Personally, I think the PreserveMidtown/Conservation District thing is what did Maria in...

There were a lot of signs out there for sure, but there were even more people who were silent about it that were opposed to it.  It definitely cost her the race.

[TheArtist]

quote:Originally posted by Kenosha

Personally, I think the PreserveMidtown/Conservation District thing is what did Maria in...

There were a lot of signs out there for sure, but there were even more people who were silent about it that were opposed to it.  It definitely cost her the race.

I think it was the extremists on that issue that did her in. I thought she seemed to want to follow a moderate approach realizing that there were people who had issues with moratoriums and such. But people demonized her on this issue and others, wanting her to follow their line without any compromise. They were the loudest and probably thought they were the majority. But they werent. I would go to meetings and have talked with some of them but they never seemed to listen to moderation and any sort of compromise, they were always so extreme in their views. Rather than getting a little, they wanted it all their way. Now they are likely to get just the opposite. They and others were "biting the hand that was trying to help them" and by doing so gave that "hand" a bad reputation. Now a lot of people probably regret having demonized her so much. But ya know what, I have a feeling they are still going to be just as radical in their demands and not caring to reach out in a kind way to help others learn. They "foam at the mouth" on the issue so can't talk reasonably to reasonable people and actually push more away. Also, if I remember correctly, Bates seemed to really bash the dickens out of her on different occasions. Then when this election came up he started singing a different tune, but too late, her rep was already torn.

[inteller]

is there a site that lists the campaign contributions?  I need to see who was behind gomez.

[pmcalk]

quote:Originally posted by Kenosha

Personally, I think the PreserveMidtown/Conservation District thing is what did Maria in...

There were a lot of signs out there for sure, but there were even more people who were silent about it that were opposed to it.  It definitely cost her the race.

Maybe.  I am sure that the misinformation and hysteria that got flung around didn't help.  At the same time, she did well in neighborhoods like Florence park that might be interested in conservation districts.  She did poorly out east, which is where the river tax did poorly, as well.  There were other controversial issues as well, such as her support of the move to the Tech center and her opposition to police checking immigration status.

The issue of infill isn't going away.  It's happening all over the country, not just here.  Tulsa will have to face this issue, and find some middle ground some day.

[EricP]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

is there a site that lists the campaign contributions?  I need to see who was behind gomez.

Maybe just himself? I dunno.. he was in real estate, all kinds of other businesses. We actually knew him through my wife's old soccer team.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

is there a site that lists the campaign contributions?  I need to see who was behind gomez.

For someone who lives out south in suburbia bliss and dashes in and out of downtown before the zombies can attack you, you seem to have a lot of interest in midtown development.  What gives?

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by Kenosha

Personally, I think the PreserveMidtown/Conservation District thing is what did Maria in...

There were a lot of signs out there for sure, but there were even more people who were silent about it that were opposed to it.  It definitely cost her the race.

Probably so.  I support the idea of NCD, so I voted for Barnes.  It will be interesting to see how Gomez votes on such neighborhood preservation issues, since his personal job is in the construction/remodelling field.  I can see some potential conflict of interest there, but I will reserve any personal opinions util we see what his actions are.

District 4 had the highest voter turnout of all Tulsa districts, with only 2,800 votes cast!  That is absolutely pathetic.  Well, at least I did my part.  I haven't missed a vote of any kind in 15 years.