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Larry McAtee
Larry McAtee was a member of the Oklahoma City Council, representing Ward 3. McAtee assumed office in 2001. McAtee left office on April 13, 2021.
McAtee ran for re-election to the Oklahoma City Council to represent Ward 3. McAtee won in the primary on February 14, 2017.
McAtee was first appointed to the city council on January 30, 2001, to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Jack Cornett for the Oklahoma County Commission.[1][2][3]
Although city council elections in Oklahoma City are officially nonpartisan, McAtee was known to be affiliated with the Republican Party.[4]
Biography
McAtee earned a B.A. in public and international affairs from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.[5][6]
As of his 2017 bid for re-election, McAtee was president of the business and leadership consulting firm Ironsharpeners. His professional experience also includes work in sales and management for Kimray, Honeywell, and Univac, as head of the family and motivational programs distributor McAtee and Associates, as an associate professor of management for Oklahoma City University, and as the author of the book, "Rebuilding Your Financial Wall God's Way."[5][7]
McAtee has served as president of the West Oklahoma City Rotary Club and a member of the Quail Springs Baptist Church.[8] [5]
Elections
2021
Larry McAtee did not file to run for re-election.
2017
The city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, held a primary election for city council on February 14, 2017. A general election was scheduled for April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was December 7, 2016.
The city council seats in Wards 1, 3, 4, and 7 were up for election in the February primary. Incumbents ran for re-election in every ward except for Ward 4. Ward 4 incumbent Pete White announced his intention to retire from the council in November 2016.[9][10] Incumbent Larry McAtee defeated Matthew Olsen and Joe Nelson in the primary election for the Ward 3 seat on the Oklahoma City Council.[11]
| Oklahoma City Council, Ward 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Larry McAtee Incumbent |
51.74% | 1,114 |
| Matthew Olsen | 35.86% | 772 |
| Joe Nelson | 12.40% | 267 |
| Total Votes | 2,153 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 4, 2017 | ||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "McAtee to Seek Re-Election to Oklahoma City Council from West Side's Ward 3," August 29, 2016
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "McAtee Wins Re-Election to City Council," March 3, 2009
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "Challengers Win Seats on Oklahoma City Council," April 2, 2013
- ↑ Red Dirt Report, "OKC City Council Rejects Indigenous Peoples' Day Once Again, 5-4," October 13, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The City of Oklahoma City, "Councilman Larry McAtee," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Larry McAtee," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Larry McAtee," accessed January 5, 2017
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "For Larry McAtee Good Citizens Seek Ward 3 Seat," March 19, 2001
- ↑ City of Oklahoma City, "Upcoming Elections," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ NewsOK, "Ward 4 Oklahoma City Councilman Pete White to Retire," November 25, 2016
- ↑ The City of Oklahoma City, "2017 Council Elections," accessed January 26, 2017
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