Hon. Mick Cornett, Mayor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mick Cornett became Oklahoma City 's 35 th Mayor on March 2, 2004. Elected at age 45, Cornett became the City's youngest mayor since 1959.
Cornett was born and raised in Oklahoma City . He attended Putnam City High School where he was named as the school's most outstanding student in both Government and Physical Education. Cornett was also an all-state athlete.
At the University of Oklahoma he earned a Journalism degree in television news and graduated on the Dean's Honor Roll.
He spent 20 years in local television working in both news and sports, serving as reporter, anchor and manager. As a news anchor, he covered City Hall from 1997-1999.
In 1999, he left television and started his own video production business. In 2001, he won a seat on the Oklahoma City Council where he served until elected Mayor in 2004.
Mick and his wife Lisa began dating when they were high school sophomores and have been together ever since. They have raised three sons—Michael, Casey and Tristan .
As Mayor of the City of Oklahoma City , he serves on several boards and commissions, such as:
Lake Atoka Association
Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority
Emergency Medical Services Authority
Metropolitan Library Commission
Fairgrounds Trust
Myriad Gardens Authority
Zoological Trust
Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Riverfront Redevelopment Authority
McGee Authority
He also a member of:
Oklahoma Municipal League Board of Directors
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Oklahoma State Fair Board of Director
National League of Cities
United States Conference of Mayors – serving on the Urban Economic
Policy and the Arts, Parks, Entertainment & Sports committees.