Mick Cornett
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Cornett in 2010
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| 36th Mayor of Oklahoma City | |
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Assumed office March 2, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Guy Liebmann (Interim Mayor) |
| Member of the Oklahoma City Council from Ward 1 |
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In office 2001–2004 |
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| Succeeded by | Gary Marrs |
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July 16, 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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University of Oklahoma (BA) New York University (MBA) |
Mick Cornett (born July 16, 1958) is the current mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, having served in that position since 2004. He is only the fourth mayor in Oklahoma City history to be elected to three terms and the first to be elected to four terms. He also serves as President of The United States Conference of Mayors and served as national President of the Republican Mayors and Local Officials (RMLO). U.S. Conference of Mayors. He also served as Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Urban Economic Affairs Committee until 2007. He is a Republican.
Cornett is a native of Oklahoma City. He attended Putnam City High School, graduating in 1976. He then attended the University of Oklahoma, earning a journalism degree in TV news.
After graduating, Cornett worked for twenty years in news and sports as a reporter, anchor, and manager in Oklahoma City. As a reporter, he covered city politics from 1997 to 1999. In 1999 he started his own video production company, Mick Cornett Video Productions, specializing in jobs for the corporate and legal sectors. Cornett is the co-host of The Verdict, a local Oklahoma City television show discussing legal and social issues.
Cornett was elected to the Oklahoma City Council in 2001.
Cornett became the Mayor of Oklahoma City on 2 March 2004. He was re-elected to a second term on 7 March 2006 by an 87.6% margin, the largest in city history. In 2010, he became only the fourth mayor in Oklahoma City history to be elected to a third term, defeating Steve Hunt by gaining 58% of the vote. In 2014, he became the first mayor to be elected to a fourth term, defeating Ed Shadid with 65.7% of the vote.
Cornett served as an Executive Vice President of Ackerman McQueen from 2009 to 2011, during which the Oklahoma Ad Club named him 2010's "Ad Man of the Year." Cornett came in for some criticism for potential conflict of interest as a mayor serving as an employee of a private corporation.
Cornett received an MBA, specializing in management, entrepreneurship and leadership, from NYU Stern School of Business in July 2011.
Cornett's most notable achievements as Mayor include the successful lobbying that resulted in Oklahoma City's first major league sports team, the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association, and the passage of MAPS 3, a $777 million quality-of-life infrastructure program for Oklahoma City.
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