M. Susan Savage

Susan Savage
29th Secretary of State of Oklahoma
In office January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011
Governor	Brad Henry
Preceded by	Kay Dudley
Succeeded by	Glenn Coffee
Mayor of Tulsa
In office July 13, 1992 – April 1, 2002
Preceded by	Rodger Randle
Succeeded by	Bill LaFortune
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-30) March 30, 1952 (age 65) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Arcadia University

M. Susan Savage (born March 30, 1952) is an American Democratic politician from Oklahoma. She was the 36th Mayor of Tulsa from 1992 to 2002, the first woman to hold that office. From 2003 to 2011, she was the 29th Secretary of State of Oklahoma.

Savage graduated from Edison High School in Tulsa and in 1974 earned a B.A. degree from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in Pennsylvania. She returned to Tulsa in 1977 and became executive director of the Metropolitan Tulsa Citizens Crime Commission. Savage went on to become chief of staff to then-Tulsa Mayor Rodger Randle before eventually winning the seat herself in a 1992 special election to fill Randle’s unexpired term.

Savage served as mayor of Tulsa from 1992 to 2002, and was the first woman to hold that office.

As mayor, Savage served as Tulsa’s chief executive officer, responsible for a $500 million budget and 4,000 employees. Her administration was marked by unprecedented job growth, neighborhood revitalization, public safety improvements and improved government efficiency. Savage focused on improving streets, parks, water, wastewater, stormwater, public safety, cultural and correctional facilities in Tulsa.

During Savage’s administration, the Reason Public Policy Institute of Los Angeles ranked Tulsa 3rd among 44 U.S. cities for how well it delivered government services. Newsweek magazine feature Savage as one of the nation’s 25 “mayors to watch” in 1996.

Savage was appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry as Secretary of State of Oklahoma and served from 2003 to 2011.

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