Three questions with Tulsa mayor candidates

Three questions with Tulsa mayor candidates

VOTING STARTS THIS THURSDAY.WE KNOW MANY OF YOU ARETRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHOYOU'LL VOTE FOR.

SO..

TWOWORKS FOR YOU'S TRAVISGUILLORY... IS MAKING ITSIMPLE FOR YOU.ON THE BALLOT FOR MANYTULSANS -- SEVERAL CHARTERAMENDMENT PROPOSITIONS, CITYCOUNCIL RACES AND THE BIGTICKET ITEM -- THE RACE FORMAYOR.

AS TULSA VOTERS TRYTO DECIDE WHO THEY WANT TOLEAD THE SECOND LARGEST CITYIN OKLAHOMA, I GOT A CHANCETO ASK EACH CANDIDATE THREEIDENITCAL QUESTIONS.

SEVENMEN are ON THE BALLOT .WE'VE SPLIT THEM UPALPHABETICALLY.

RIGHT NOWWE'LL HEAR FROM THE FIRSTTHREE.

FIRST UP-THEINCUMBENT - MAYOR GT BYNUMTRAVIS: WHAT QUALIFIES YOUTO BE THE MAYOR OF TULSA?Mayor GT Bynum / Incumbent,City of Tulsa 55:03-27 "Ithink my qualifications forthis job for another fouryears are what we'veaccomplished in the lastfour years.

You look at thetwo largest new employers inthe history of our citybrought to town, the largesteconomic developmentinvestment in Tulsa historybrought to our city.

We'recontinuing the largeststreets improvement programin the history of our city,and we've gone through thelargest increase in staffingin Tulsa Police Departmenthistory." CONSTRUCTIONMANAGER CRAIG IMMEL CraigImmel / Construction Manager"I think, first andforemost, I have the rightmindset to bring peopletogether and respect allsides of the discussion.

Ialso have the businessacumen to help make surethat the taxpayers aren'tgetting hoodwinked by everyperson that comes along."COMMUNITY ORGANIZER ANDACTIVIST GREGROBINSON Greg Robinson /Community Organizer andActivist "I've dedicated mylife to building teams andreally building up people tohave the power to influencetheir government.

That's whyI spent time organizingacross the country, andthat's why I came back toTulsa to work with TulsaPublic schools to found anelementaryschool, why I am proud to bethe program director for acommunity foundation thatworks with parents andteachers and advocates toinfluence issues that areaffecting their qualityof life." TRAVIS: WHAT ISTHE BEST THING ABOUT TULSA,OKLAHOMA?Mayor GT Bynum "Oh, thebest part about Tulsa is thepeople.

Tulsans areresilient people.

I thinkthat's what has prepared usto go through all of thechallenges of 2020 so well.We are a city that isaccustomed to reaching outand helpingneighbors in need in goodtimes and, this year, bad."Craig Immel "My favoritething about Tulsahands-down, is the peoplehere.

I've met some of themost fun, creative,innovative people around,and super friendly andpretty open minded, for themost part." Greg Robinson"We are just a shining cityhere in Tulsa, and it'sbecause of what we've gonethrough and the fact that westill have such a faith anda hope and potential in whatwe can become." TRAVIS:THE CITY OF TULSA CURRENTLYOPERATES WITH A BUDGET OFABOUT840 MILLION DOLLARS.

IF IWERE TO GIVE YOU AN EXTRAMILLION DOLLARS,WHAT WOULD YOU PUT THATMONEY TOWARD?

Craig Immel "Ithink I would start byhiring about 100 of myfriends, buying somematerials to start improvingthis park.

But also, I wantto make some improvements tothe area where the parkadjoins the river.

I want toget more Tulsansengaged with the river interms of taking it for whatit is now, going down to thewater's edge and seeingwildlife, see in the waterflow past." Greg Robinson"I would put it towardmental health resources.

Ithink that when you look atour issues in the educationsystem and also when youlook atour issues within thecriminal justice system, wehave to do better atbuilding people up insteadof locking them up, atcombating poverty instead ofcriminalizing it." Mayor GTBynum "If and when we haveadditional funds, the firstpriority is going to be togo and restore the pay ofour team at the city thathas sacrificed their own payand taking furlough daysthis year to protect theability of our firstresponders to stay in fullforce out on the streetsprotecting Tulsa." TRAVISAT MONBR= WE'LL HAVE THERESPONSES FROM THE NEXTTHREE CANDIDATES TOMORROWNIGHT AT 6.

WE ATTEMPTEDSEVERAL TIMES TO SET UP ANINTERVIEW WITH CANDIDATE KENREDDICK, BUT HE WAS UNABLETO PROVIDE US WITH ANINTERVIEW OR HIS ANSWERS TOTHE THREE QUESTIONS.

YOU'LLALSO SEE DR. RICCO WRIGHT'SNAME ON THE BALLOT, BUT HEENDED HIS CAMPAIGN BACK INEARLY JULY.

ELECTION DAY ISAUGUST 25TH AND WE'VE GOTMORE INFORMATION ON EACHCANDIDATE ON OUR WEBSITE,KJRH DOT COM.

TRAVISGUILLORY, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.DURING A PANDEMIC.... OURKIDS MAY BE GIVING