John Tyler Hammons

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John Tyler Hammons
Mayor John Tyler Hammons
41st Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma
Incumbent
Assumed office  May 19, 2008
Preceded by	Wren Stratton
Born	4 September 1988 (1988-09-04) (age 19) Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Politician, Student
Website	Hammons for Mayor.com Office of Mayor Hammons

John Tyler Hammons (born September 4, 1988) is the mayor of Muskogee, a city of about 40,000 people in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He was elected on May 13, 2008, as a 19-year old freshman at the University of Oklahoma ^[1] and was sworn in on May 19, 2008. Hammons was elected after winning 70% of the vote in a runoff election against 70-year-old, three-time former Muskogee mayor Hershel McBride. Hammons replaced outgoing mayor Wren Stratton, who decided to not seek re-election after one term.

At the age of 19, Hammons is among the youngest mayors in United States history. Hammons is also Oklahoma's youngest at-large delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention.^[2]

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Election history 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Early life and education

Hammons is a fourth generation Oklahoman and a member of the Cherokee Nation. Born and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, he attended public schools and graduated from Muskogee High School in the Class of 2007. During his senior year, Hammons was MHS student body president and was president of both MHS Young Republicans and MHS Young Democrats.^[3]

After graduating, Hammons attended the University of Oklahoma for his freshman year of college. While there, he selected to major in political science and public administration. He plans on transfering to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma in the fall of 2008.^[4]

[edit] Election history

Summary of the April 1, 2008 Muskogee mayoral election results

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	John Tyler Hammons	Nonpartisan	1,849	42.38%
	Herchsel McBride	Nonpartisan	1,697	38.90%
	Ron Ventors, Sr.	Nonpartisan	553	12.67%
	Glyenda Oliver	Nonpartisan	132	3.03%
	Barney Taylor	Nonpartisan	80	1.83%
	Robert Thomas	Nonpartisan	52	1.19%
Total			4,363	100.0%
Source: 2008 Muskogee General Election Results

Summary of the May 13, 2008 Muskogee mayoral election results

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	John Tyler Hammons	Nonpartisan	3,703	69.62%
	Herschel McBride	Nonpartisan	1,616	30.83%
Total			5,319	100.0%
Source: 2008 Muskogee Runoffl Election Results

[edit] See also

• List of the youngest mayors in the United States

[edit] References

Political offices
Preceded by Wren Stratton	Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma May 19, 2008	Incumbent
Order of precedence in the United States of America
Preceded by Brad Henry Governor of Oklahoma	United States order of precedence (while in Muskogee, Oklahoma) as of 2008	Succeeded by Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House

Persondata
NAME	Hammons, John Tyler
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American and Oklahoman student, politician, mayor, and young leader
DATE OF BIRTH	September 4, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Muskogee, Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH