Mayor David Holt

Oklahoma City is the home of Tinker Air Force Base and was ranked this year as the No. 6 city in the nation for veterans to live.

MAPS 4 recently invested in veterans housing (pictured below) and we are the home of countless monuments and museums honoring those who serve (including the Oklahoma National Guard Museum that opened this year).

We thank all those who have served our nation, and we wish everyone a wonderful Veterans Day!

We celebrated 40 years of Oklahoma Children’s Theatre tonight at Oklahoma City University! Thanks to founder Lyn Adams and all who have sustained this OKC treasure!

Every adult citizen who is registered to vote in Oklahoma is an Oklahoman. And our state constitution gives Oklahomans the ability to sign petitions to place questions on the statewide ballot.

In spite of that, Senate Bill 1027 attempted to create a new dynamic where most registered citizens who live in Oklahoma City and Tulsa were no longer considered sufficiently Oklahoman. Under Senate Bill 1027, most Oklahomans in Oklahoma City and Tulsa would no longer be eligible to add an effective signature to an active petition that had not yet reached its constitutionally required statewide threshold.

Senate Bill 1027 made a clear statement to residents of Oklahoma City and Tulsa that we were simply not Oklahoman enough to contribute toward the required number of signatures to successfully complete an initiative petition. Senate Bill 1027 was immoral and undemocratic. More importantly, it was clearly unconstitutional.

I commend the Oklahoma Supreme Court for striking down this unjust and unconstitutional law, in its entirety. Today’s ruling is correct on the law and correct on the policy. The Oklahoma Supreme Court deserves our deepest gratitude tonight for doing the right thing.

If people want to make policy in the state of Oklahoma, they have to include all Oklahomans, including those who might live in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The people of Oklahoma City and Tulsa are proud Oklahomans. We will not be disenfranchised, our signatures will count, and our votes will count.

Every year, our city works with a national polling company to conduct a scientific survey of our residents. The survey addresses many topics and informs our decision-making at City Hall. Among the many questions, we ask each resident if our city is heading in the right direction.

Every year I’ve been in office, around 70% of residents have stated that we are heading in the right direction, and this year is no different.

Today, the 2026 survey results were released, and 69% of residents stated that our city is heading in the right direction. Only 12% said that it is not (the rest had no opinion either way).

Even in the face of pessimism about the direction of our state and our country, our residents are still overwhelmingly optimistic about our city. This optimism continues to be about 30 percentage points higher than the national average for other large cities.

This continued support for our city’s direction has been validated by our city election results, as more than 70% of residents approved MAPS 4, our new arena, and our bond issue for core infrastructure.

In OKC, we continue to live in a special place at a special time.

#1OKC

Another week, another film production in OKC!

Was great to welcome Kelsey Grammer, Esai Morales, Jonathan Stoddard and the cast of “His Heart” to our city! Thanks to producer Erin Cook and her team, Tava Sofsky and the team at One Set, and everyone who made this production possible!