Bill LaFortune
William "Bill" LaFortune (born August 23, 1957) served as the 34th mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2002 until 2006.
Bill LaFortune's grandfather, Joseph LaFortune, was an oil executive and a noted philanthropist in Tulsa; his uncle, Robert J. LaFortune, was mayor of Tulsa from 1970 to 1978.[1][2] He attended Cascia Hall Preparatory School, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Tulsa College of Law.[2]
LaFortune served as district attorney of Tulsa County, as a special judge for Tulsa County, and as Assistant Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma. Running as a Republican, he was elected mayor in 2002, but he was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election on April 5, 2006 when he lost to his Democratic opponent, former Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism Kathy Taylor.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Kent A. Schell, "LaFortune, Robert James (1927- )" at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture(retrieved February 5, 2009).
- ^ a b "Boardmember in the Spotlight," Oklahoma Cities and Towns (June 2005), pp.5-6.
- ^ P.J. Lassek and Brian Barber,"Taylor Victorious," Tulsa World, April 4, 2006 (retrieved February 5, 2009).
| Preceded by Susan Savage |
37th Mayor of Tulsa April 1, 2002 – April 10, 2006 |
Succeeded by Kathy Taylor |
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