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13-02-2025
- Business
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Councilmember Stephen Holman sweeps Norman mayoral race, outlining plans for upcoming term
NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Ward 7 Councilmember, Stephen Tyler Holman, was elected as Norman's new Mayor during Tuesday night's election. News 4 spoke with Holman Wednesday afternoon. 'You're going to have a mayor who listens and leads,' said Holman. OMRF talks effects of new policy seeking to limit certain NIH funding Holman says he's honored to have been chosen for the city's top job. His family has lived in Norman for generations. 'It's exciting, after 12 years of serving as Ward 7 Councilmember, to now have the opportunity to represent all of Norman this way,' Holman said. Holman beat sitting Mayor, Larry Heikkila, by a big margin. He believes voters turned to him to fight back on controversial projects, including, a turnpike expansion and entertainment district. 'The proposal just brings so much destruction to Norman. Thousands of trees removed, wildlife displaced, hundreds of homes and families displaced. I mean, just forever altering the character of rural Norman in a real negative way,' said Holman. Randy Carter, the Communications Director for Pike Off OTA, a community-based group against the project, also spoke to News 4 about the election outcome. 'I'm very hopeful that Mayor Holman will continue to work with us on fighting these turnpikes that nobody really wants. He's always been very responsive to listening and taking everything into account,' said Carter. Another hot topic in Norman is the $1.1 billion entertainment district proposed near Rock Creek Road and 24th Avenue. The project would be partially funded through tax dollars. Holman likes the idea but is opposed to it being paid for with TIF (Tax Increment Funding) money. 'Overwhelming public feedback was opposed to that 100% commitment for 25 years, up to $600 million. When you include the financing costs, the public just overwhelmingly felt like that's something we want to vote on directly and we don't want the council, the nine member city council, to decide that,' Holman said. News 4 reached out to the University of Oklahoma, who campaigned for the project along with Mayor Heikkila. They sent the following statement: We will await the outcome of the hearing and determine next steps accordingly. University of Oklahoma Holman says his other goal is finding a solution for the new library that has been closed for months due to mold. He also wants to keep Norman affordable despite the growing population. 'It's going to take all of us working together, not just the council, but the community as a whole,' said Holman. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Politics
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Norman's 2025 Mayoral election
Welcome to The Transcript's special issue for the city's Mayoral election, set for Tuesday, Feb. 11. In this election, there are three candidates for the office of mayor, and each race in the odd-numbered Wards, 1, 3, 5 and 7, are contested. The Transcript has compiled a profile of each mayoral candidate and each Ward race for this issue. According to the Cleveland County Election Board, normal polling places are open for Tuesday's election from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All normal election rules and procedures are in place for voters to elect the candidates of their choice. City elections are nonpartisan; that is, officials do not run as 'Democrats' or 'Republican' or as part of any party. Rather, they are run on the candidates and issues alone. For Mayor, the candidates are Mayor Larry Heikkila, incumbent; Ward 7 Councilmember Stephen Tyler Holman; and Riley Mulinix. For Councilmember Ward 1, the candidates are incumbent Austin Ball, and challenger David Michael Jordan Gandesbery. Drew Hooper, who will be listed on the ballot, announced his withdrawal from the race and voiced his support of Gandesbery. For Councilmember Ward 3, the candidates are incumbent Bree Montoya, and challenger Sandra Artman. For Councilmember Ward 5, the candidates are incumbent Michael David Nash, Trey Kirby, and Cindi Tuccillo. For Councilmember Ward 7, the candidates are Amanda Chaffin and Kimberly Blodgett; the seat is being vacated by Stephen Tyler Holman in his bid for the office of Mayor. According to the city, voting rules are as follows: * Voters should use their ID card or the Oklahoma State Election Board's online voter tool at to find their polling location or confirm registration. * Voters who have disabilities can find more information about voter assistance in Oklahoma at * State law requires proof of identity to vote. Acceptable forms of ID are a voter ID card, driver's license or another form of ID issued by the federal government, state government or federally recognized tribal government. * Overseas voters, including military members, can get more information about overseas absentee voting at Polling places are as for previous elections. Voters can find their polling place at this link: A map of words, which include precinct locations, can be found here: As previously reported, the deadline to register for the election was Jan. 17.
