City council races, school board races and bond issues will be on several ballots on April 6 throughout Tulsa County. Here is a rundown of those votes.

Broken Arrow City Council Ward 1

The candidates are Jonathan Kelly, Cathy Smythe and Debra Wimpee.

Kelly is a businessman, an author and a Forbes.com contributor. He is the president of MYLEAgency.com. He was named top 30 under 30 for Marketing and Advertising and managed a 100+ member team that helps entrepreneurs increase their profit. He serves as the project manager for 300+ clients both nationally and internationally.

Smythe was born in Germany, lived in Greece, and went to Catholic schools in France. She lived in Virginia, Texas and Tennessee. And after years of traveling and experiencing these different places, she chose Broken Arrow as her home.

Wimpee was on the board of the Tulsa Young Republicans and on the board do the Broken Arrow Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club.

Formerly a small business owner on Main Street in the Rose District, Wimpee is the executive  director of two real estate associations as well as the BA Buzz. She is a member of the Broken Arrow Chamber and the Rotary Club.

Christina Sampson withdrew from the Ward 1 Broken Arrow City Council race.

Broken Arrow City Council Ward 2

The candidates are Mayor Craig Thurmond and Lisa Ford.

For 20 years, Ford worked as Crime Prevention Specialist and Community Liaison with the Broken Arrow Police Department.

In 2003, she was voted one of the Top 10 Influential People in Broken Arrow by the Broken Arrow Ledger. She was employee of the year in the BAPD in 2014 and Consumer Advocate of the Year in 2018 by the Broken Arrow Chamber.

Thurmond has been in office for 19 years. He was instrumental in bringing Bass Pro Shop to Broken Arrow. He was involved in forming the TIF that helped keep Flight Safety in Broken Arrow along with funding to start the Rose District. Flight Safety International is the largest flight simulator company in the world and all of their flight simulators are made in Broken Arrow. Thurmond worked for over six years to bring Warren Theater to Broken Arrow.

Glenpool Council Ward 2

The candidates are Christopher Brobst and Kim Hanson-Mercier. Councilor Timothy Lee Fox was re-elected to Ward 1 without opposition.

Brobst has three associate degrees from TCC in engineering, mathematics and computer science. He is a middle school teacher in Broken Arrow.

Hanson-Mercier studied at Kennesaw State University. She has been endorsed by the Glenpool Fire I.A.F.F Local 2990 and the Police F.O.P Lodge 133.

Jenks City Council Ward 4

The candidates are Rodney Cline and Councilor Dawn Dyke.

Cline is a coach has taught in public education for 24 years. He was nominated for “Teacher of the Year” in 2009 and again most recently for the Edison Prep site Teacher of the Year in 2018. He is a volunteer for the Cancer Treatment Centers of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Community Food Banks and the Tulsa Autism Foundation. He is a member of Battle Creek Church in Broken Arrow.

Dyke has a bachelor of science degree in marketing from ORU and a master’s degree in educational psychology from OSU. She is a member of Life Church and is a past president of Jenks Schools’ PTAG. She is a member of the Jenks Public Schools Foundation and Southeast Tulsa Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Jenks City Council At-Large

The candidates are Krista Monk, David Randolph and Kevin Short.

Craig Murray in Ward 3 and Cory Box in Ward 6 were elected without opposition.

Monk is a former epidemiologist and process improvement expert. According to her website, she wants to “advance equity options in schools” and “address the overuse of exclusionary and disappropriate discipline rates for students of color.”

Randolph graduated with a triple-major in four years with a near-perfect GPA and served as president of several organizations. In law school, he graduated near the top of my class and was editor-in-chief of a law journal, managing 40 students, while clerking at a law firm. After graduation, he became an equity partner at a large Tulsa-based law firm and the youngest member of the firm’s management team. He has volunteered on the United Way allocation board and served as head of the Tulsa County Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section.

Short is the Chief Lending Officer at Mabrey Bank. He has a degree in economics from The University of Kansas. Short is on the Board of Directors of the Jenks Public Schools Foundation and is a past president.

Sperry Board of Trustees

The candidates are Melody Anderson, Micah Carr and Sperry Trustee Gary Eaton.

Melody Anderson teaches algebra, math enrichment, computer applications and 6th grade Native American Studies in Sperry Middle School.

Carr is a student at TCC who works for the Sperry Utilities Services Authority.

Eaton was first elected in 2015 and now is serving his first four-year term.

Skiatook City Council Ward 2

The candidates are Skiatook Vice Mayor Robin Edens and L. Wyvone Wilson.

Skiatook City Council Ward 5

The candidates are Richard Barnes and Councilor Stephanie R. Upton.

Mayor Herb Forbes was re-elected to Ward 1 without opposition.

Barnes is the owner of Skiatook Auction, which was founded in 1975 and now has an 18,000-square-foot warehouse and showroom in Skiatook.

Upton is a communications specialist at Legal Arts Center in the Gene Dennison Law Office. She is the former executive director of the Skiatook Chamber of Commerce. She studied at Southern Nazarene University.

Bixby City Council

Robert Founds was elected to Ward 1 of the Bixby City Council because his only opponent, Marsha Snyder, withdrew. Brian Guthrie was elected to Ward 2 without opposition.

Tulsa Public Schools District 3

The candidates are Jennettie Marshall and David L. Harris.

Board Member Jennettie Marshall was elected to her post in 2017. Marshall retired the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services.

She served the City of Tulsa as a police and fire chaplain and was trained in emergency response and hostage negotiation. In 1994, Ms. Marshall established Reclaim Inc., a program that helps families, juveniles and adults.

She is completing her seminary coursework through Andersonville Theological Seminary. She is the founding pastor of Living Sanctuary Evangelistic Ministries.

David J. Harris is the president of the Tulsa chapter of 100 Black Men, a national mentoring program seeking to enhance opportunities for all African-Americans.

Harris is the V.P. Sales and Marketing for the Pillar Group LLC, a financial firm in the Greenwood District.

Schools in this election district include Academy Central, Anderson, Burroughs, Celia Clinton, Hamilton, Hawthorne, John Hope Franklin, Unity Learning Academy, and Whitman elementary schools; Dual Language Academy; Monroe Demonstration Academy; Central Middle School; and McLain High School.

Berryhill Public Schools Office 1

The candidates are Allisha Phillips Craig and Jack Lollis.

Union Public Schools Office 1

The candidates are Kasey Magness, Broken Arrow, and Joey Reyes, Broken Arrow.

Magness is a former paramedic with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Rogers State College and a master’s in nursing administration from OU. She is a home care nurse for the Saint Francis Health Care System and she is a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. She is the secretary for the Union 8th Grad PTSA and the Union Parent Teacher Association. She is a past president of the PTA.

Reyes has been a small business owner and is the co-founder of a local nonprofit. He was the Union Baseball Booster Club president and former treasurer. He and his wife founded James Mission, which provides emergency resources for children in foster care. He is on the board of TFI Family Services, Texas Family Initiative and Family Connections.

Sand Springs Public Schools Office 1

The candidates are Miranda Hampton and Whitney Wagers.

Wagers is running for re-election to the board.

Sperry Public Schools Office 1

The candidates are April D. Bowman and Tammy Sam-Hunter.

Owasso Public Schools Office 1

The candidates are Rick Lang and Stephanie Ruttman.

Lang is a project manager for Triple Canopy in Owasso.

Ruttman taught three years at Moore Public Schools before becoming a stay-at-home mom.

Tulsa Technology Center District 6

The candidates are Paul J. Kroutter Jr. and  Sharon A. Whelpley, both of Broken Arrow.

Whelpley is running for re-election. She was first elected in 2014. She retired after 12 years of service at Tulsa Tech. She was on the Broken Arrow Public Schools Board of Education for 20 years.

Liberty School Proposition

This proposition would issue $340,000 in bonds repairing and remodeling school buildings, buying furniture and acquiring school sites.

Bixby City Propositions

The Bixby City Council approved a $28,500,000 general obligation bond package that will head to voters on April 6.

“The 2021 Bond proposal is based on two (2) years of Council deliberation, considering City infrastructure needs and priorities over the next twenty (20) years.  With their efforts followed by Public engagement and participation that exceeded those of any previous Bond issue by at least an order of magnitude, the final slate of projects represents a clear community consensus on the issues at the top of the list.” Jared Cottle, Bixby City Manager.

The four propositions on the ballot are:

Proposition No. 1 ($8,500,000)

This is for land and construction of a Fire Station and Ambulatory Facility south of 141st Street in Bixby. The Fire Department has outgrown the 40-year old station located in Downtown Bixby.  Bixby currently contracts for ambulatory transport services.  The Ambulatory Facility would be managed by the Bixby Fire Department who now respond to medical emergency calls.

Proposition No. 2 ($16,300,000)

This includes construction, extension, repair and improvement on road projects:

• 131st Street from Memorial Drive to Mingo Road
• Mingo Road from 101st Street to 111th Street
• 161st Street from Memorial Drive to Central Intermediate School
• 131st Street from Mingo Road to Garnett Road

Proposition No. 3 ($1,700,000)

This is funding for the Bentley Park Sports Complex expansion, including land, construction, repair, renovation, and beatification.

Proposition No. 4 ($2,000,000)

This improves South Bixby Drainage and North Bixby Drainage projects.

“Bixby’s 2021 bond proposal focuses on our city’s most critical needs,” said Bixby Mayor Brian Guthrie. “The majority of the bond funds will be used to improve our roads and infrastructure.  This bond will also allow us to build a new fire station to the West and expand our operations into ambulance services so we can provide faster response times for our citizens.”

There will also be funds available for Bentley Park expansion and additional improvements for drainage both North and South of the River.”