M. Susan Savage

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name = M. Susan Savage


caption = Secretary of State M. Susan Savage "on the stump!"
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residence = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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office = Secretary of State of Oklahoma
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term_start = 2003
term_end = present
predecessor = Kay Dudley
successor = Incumbent
party = Democrat
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footnotes = Infobox_Politician
office = Mayors of Tulsa, Oklahoma
term_start = 1992
term_end = 2002
predecessor = Rodger Randle
successor = Bill LaFortune

M. Susan Savage (born March 30, 1952) is an American Democratic politician currently serving as the 29th Secretary of State of Oklahoma.

Savage graduated from Edison High School in Tulsa and in 1974 earned a B.A. degree from 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 was appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry as Secretary of State of Oklahoma in 2003. She currently lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and has two daughters.

Mayor of Tulsa

Before her appointment as Secretary of State of Oklahoma Savage served as the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1992 to 2002, becoming the first woman to ever 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.

Awards & Recognition

* Oklahoma Municipal League Hall of Fame for City and Town Officials in 2005
* 2002 National Conference for Community and Justice Honoree for leadership
* Honorary Doctor of Laws from Arcadia University
* Past recipient of the Oklahoma Human Rights Award

Boards, Committees and Commissions

* National Advisory Board of the Riley Institute for Urban Affairs at the College of Charleston
* Executive Board member, Southern Regional Education Board
* Advisory Board member, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals
* Advisory Board member, Oklahoma City United Way
* Trustee, Oklahoma Nature Conservancy Board of Directors
* Trustee, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
* Board member, Creative Oklahoma, Inc.

External links

* [http://www.sos.state.ok.us Oklahoma Secretary of State Website]
* [http://www.sos.state.ok.us/Administration/susansavage.htm Secretary Savage's Official Webpage]