Mick Cornett

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Mick Cornett is the current mayor of the American city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Cornett is a native of Oklahoma City. He earned a journalism degree in TV news and worked in news and sports as a reporter, anchor, and manager. 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. He is the co-host of The Verdict, a show on local television discussing legal and social issues. He also reported on the Oklahoma Wranglers of the Arena Football League from 2000-2001.

Cornett, a Republican, was elected to the city council in 2001. He became the mayor of Oklahoma City on 2 March 2004. He was re-elected to a second term on 7 March 2006 by a 87.6% margin, the largest in Oklahoma City history.

[edit] Bid for Congress

On 11 May 2006, Cornett announced that he would be running to fill the seat in the United States House of Representatives vacated by Ernest Istook. On August 22, 2006, he faced Lt. Governor Mary Fallin in a GOP run-off election. Fallin won.

[edit] References

Preceded by:
Kirk Humphreys
Mayor of Oklahoma City
2004 – present
Incumbent