Kirk Humphreys

Kirk Humphreys (born September 13, 1950) served as Mayor of Oklahoma City from April 9, 1998 to November 3, 2003.cite web|url=http://www.okc.gov/council/mayor/previous.html|title=Previous Mayors of Oklahoma City|publisher=City of Oklahoma City|accessdate=2007-08-21] He was considered a favorite candidate of the Republican party establishment for U.S. Senator in 2004,cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43048-2004Jul11.html|title=In Oklahoma, GOP Race Not a Given|author=Lois Romano|publisher=Washington Post|date=2004-07-12|accessdate=2007-08-21] cite news|url=http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=1541497|title=Watts, Cole endorse Humphreys in Senate race|publisher=The Journal Record|date=2003-11-26|accessdate=2007-08-21] losing to former Congressman Tom Coburn, MD in the primary.cite news|url=http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=15632|title=Fiscal Conservative Wins GOP Senate Nod in Oklahoma|author=John Skorburg|publisher=Budget & Tax News|date=accessdate=2007-08-21] Humphreys is also the chairman of Humphreys Real Estate Investments, a commercial real estate investor with partnerships owning properties in eight states.cite web|url=http://www.hrei.com/About+Us|title=About Us|publisher=Humphreys Real Estate Investments|accessdate=2007-08-21]

Education

Humphreys graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1972 with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance.

Career

Business

After graduating from college until 1989, Humphreys built a distribution business with his brothers that specialized in the distribution of beauty products and other non-food items to retailers all over the United States. In 1989, he began Humphreys Real Estate Investments, LLC, a commercial real estate development firm specializing in the development of urban communities. Among their current projects are the Flatiron and the redevelopment of the former Downtown Airpark, both near downtown Oklahoma City.

Humphreys is vice chairman for Aviation and Aerospace of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Oklahoma District Council of the Urban Land Institute. He is a trustee of the Oklahoma City Airport Trust, the Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust and the Oklahoma Industries Authority. He serves on the boards of OGE Energy Corp., the Oklahoma State Fair and the Native American Cultural & Educational Authority.

Politics

Humphreys was elected to the Putnam City school board in 1987 and served until 1995. In 1998, he was elected mayor of Oklahoma City and served two terms. As mayor, he changed the popular opinion of the downtown revitalization effort, known as Metropolitan Area Projects or MAPS, to a more favorable view. This resulted in increased economic development and improved quality of living in the downtown Oklahoma City area and a move toward a second project, known as MAPS for Kids, aimed at a revitalization of the area's public schools.cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20020130/ai_n10150583|title=Humphreys: Oklahoma City has a competitive edge|publisher=The Journal Record|author=Bill May|date=2002-01-30|accessdate=2007-08-21]

In 2004, Humphreys was a candidate in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and was considered a favorite for the party's nomination. However, he was defeated by Tom Coburn with a vote of 61% to 25%.

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