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Three questions with Tulsa mayor candidates

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Three questions with Tulsa mayor candidates
Three questions with Tulsa mayor candidates
Three questions with Tulsa mayor candidates

NEXT MAYOR OF TULSA.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S TRAVISGUILLORY GOT A CHANCE TO SITDOWN WITH EACH OF THEM TOASK THREE IDENTICALQUESTIONS.YESTERDAY, WE HEARD FROM THEINCUMBENT -- MAYOR GTBYNUM..

AND TWO OF THE MENWHO WANT TO TAKE HIS JOB --CRAIG IMMEL AND GREGROBINSON.

NOW..

HERE ARETHREE MORE CANDIDATESYOU'LL SEE ON THE BALLOT FORMAYOR OF TULSA.

THIS IS PAULTAY.

TRAVIS: WHATQUALIFIES YOU TO BE THEMAYOR OF TULSA?"The war on the pandemic isgoing to kill a lot of usbefore the pandemic will.The next mayor is going toneed independence,intelligence and insight toput together a team thatwill tackle issues such asdepression, anxiety andcertainly violence againstwomen." BUSINESS OWNER TYWALKER"I'm a Navy veteran .

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.Tulsa is what made me.

I'mhere as an individual that'slived on both sidesof the tracks.

There's noother American today in therace that can say they'refrom both sidesof the tracks.

I've been onboth sides.

So, Iunderstand.

I don't have totry to build a bridge; I'malready on the bridge.

So,the bridge is already here,and I'm just trying tocomplete the walk acrossit." INSURANCE BROKERZACKRI WHITLOW"I've always had a salesexperience.

I've beenworking on that .

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Ifocused on administrativeleadership.

I even went toOU-Norman campus andtransferred to OU- Tulsa .

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One of the reasons I wentto Los Angeles for abouteight to ten years was so Icould go see and live thatexperience and get what's tobe gotten out westward so Icould come back to Tulsa,where my home is and myroots for a long time."TRAVIS: WHAT'S THE BESTTHING ABOUT TULSA, OKLAHOMA?Paul Tay "The best thingabout Tulsa is its sense of,possibly, forgiveness, itssense of looking inward andseeing how we can change asacommunity." Ty Walker "Itmade Wanda J's.

It gaveWanda J's its life.This is where Wanda J's wasbred and born and given lifeat.

Wanda J's restaurant washere.

So,this is the best thing aboutTulsa.

It gave us our life."Zackri Whitlow "The bestthing about Tulsa, Oklahomawould be the melting potculture that is reflectiveof New York and California,well, as far as L.A.

And NewYork City." TRAVIS: THECITY OF TULSA CURRENTLYOPERATES WITH A BUDGET OFABOUT840 MILLION DOLLARS.

IF IWERE TO GIVE YOU AN EXTRAMILLION DOLLARS,WHAT WOULD YOU PUT THATMONEY TOWARD?

Paul Tay"Well, I'm going to find amillion dollars somewhere inthe city budget tospecifically deal withviolence against women.

TyWalker "A million dollarswould be put in an escrowaccount for Tulsa's MclainHigh School.

That's whereI'm from.

That's where Igraduated from, and we'vealways been on the bottom ofthe totem pole."Zackri Whitlow "I would puta million dollars to resolvethe issue of the food/hungersituation by implementingwhat I've been talking abouton myplatform - indoor growoperations - teaching thekids how to grow the food,how to manage it ..

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Homeostasis, so we canget an equilibrium that wedon't have now.

TRAVIS ATMONBR= WE HAVE MOREINFORMATION ON ALLOF THE CANDIDATES ON OURWEBSITE KJRH DOT COM.

WEATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TOSET UP AN INTERVIEW WITHCANDIDATE KEN REDDICK, BUTHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE USWITH AN INTERVIEW OR HISANSWERS TO THE THREEQUESTIONS.

YOU'LL ALSO SEEDR. RICCO WRIGHT'S NAME ONTHE BALLOT, BUT HE ENDED HISCAMPAIGN BACK IN EARLY JULY.ELECTION DAY IS AUGUST 25TH.TRAVIS GUILLORY, 2 WORKS FORYOU.WE ARE WORKING FOR YOU,HELPING YOU STAY INFORMED

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