Kirk Humphreys served as Mayor of Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

 from April 9, 1998 to November 3, 2003. He was considered a favorite candidate of the Republican party establishment for U.S. Senator in 2004, losing to former Congressman Tom Coburn, MD

Tom Coburn

Thomas Allen "Tom" Coburn, M.D. , is an American politician, medical doctor, and Southern Baptist deacon. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves as the junior U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. In the Senate, he is known as "Dr. No" for his tendency to place holds on and vote against bills...

 in the primary. Humphreys is also the chairman of The Humphreys Company, a real estate development firm with properties in seven states.

Education

Humphreys graduated from the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 in 1972 with a Bachelors

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 of Business Administration in Finance.

Business

After graduating from college until 1989, Humphreys built a distribution business with his brothers that specialized in the distribution of beauty products and other non-food items to leading retailers across the United States

United States

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. In 1989 he began The Humphreys Company, a real estate development firm specializing in the development of urban communities. Among the company's current projects are Carlton Landing, a 1,600-acre new town development on Lake Eufaula in southeastern Oklahoma, and The Waterfront redevelopment of the 86-acre site of the former Downtown Airpark on the Oklahoma River near downtown Oklahoma City.

Humphreys is a director of OGE Energy Corp., vice-chairman of the Oklahoma City Airport Trust, vice-chairman of the Oklahoma Industries Authority and serves on the board of the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority. He was founding chairman of the Oklahoma District Council of the Urban Land Institute.

Politics

Humphreys was elected to the Putnam City school board in 1987 and served until 1995. In 1998, he was elected mayor of Oklahoma City and served two terms. As mayor, he changed the popular opinion of the downtown revitalization effort, known as Metropolitan Area Projects (or MAPS), to a more favorable view. This resulted in increased economic development and improved quality of living in the downtown Oklahoma City area and a move toward a second project, known as MAPS for Kids, aimed at a revitalization of the area's public schools.

In 2004, Humphreys was a candidate in the Republican primary

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 for the U.S. Senate and was considered a favorite for the party's nomination. However, he was defeated by Tom Coburn with a vote of 61% to 25%.

In 2008, Humphreys became co-host of "Flash Point," an award-winning locally-produced Sunday morning political talk show on Oklahoma City NBC affiliate KFOR-TV

KFOR-TV

KFOR-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. KFOR-TV is owned by Local TV, a subsidiary of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KAUT-TV ; its studios are located at 444 East Britton Road in...

 (channel 4), alongside co-host Mike Turpen and moderator Kevin Ogle.

Personal

In 1972, Humphreys married the former Danna Kircher of Stroud, Oklahoma. He and Danna have three children, Grant, Blair and Annie, and five grandchildren. They are members of Henderson Hills Baptist Church.

Mr. Humphreys, son, "Grant Humphreys" is now the CEO of, The Humphreys Company since 2007 and also is a town founder of Carlton Landing in Eufaula, OK

Eufaula, Oklahoma

Eufaula is a city in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,639 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McIntosh County.-Geography:Eufaula is located at ....

established July 2008.