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Kathryn L. Taylor (b. 1955) was elected the 38th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 4, 2006, in the city's largest voter turnout for a mayoral election. She is Tulsa's second female mayor. She resigned as Oklahoma's Secretary of Commerce and Tourism in order to run for mayor. As mayor, Taylor pushed a successful $450 million street bond issue and construction of a new downtown baseball park. She also supervised the move of Tulsa's city hall. On June 4, 2009, Taylor announced that she would not seek re-election. On September 30, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry announced that Taylor will become his top education adviser after her term as mayor ends on December 7. |