1. Mick Cornett served as Chairman of the US Conference of Mayors Urban Economic Affairs Committee until 2007.
29 Facts About Mick Cornett
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In 2006, Cornett was defeated by Mary Fallin for the Republican runoff for US Congress.
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Mick Cornett's mother was a teacher and his father was a postal worker.
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Mick Cornett attended Putnam City High School, graduating in 1976.
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Mick Cornett then attended the University of Oklahoma, earning a journalism degree in television news.
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Mick Cornett earned a Master of Business Administration from New York University.
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Mick Cornett is the co-host of The Verdict, a local Oklahoma City television show discussing legal and social issues.
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Mick Cornett was elected to the Oklahoma City Council in 2001.
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Mick Cornett became the Mayor of Oklahoma City on March 2,2004.
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Mick Cornett received an MBA, specializing in management, entrepreneurship and leadership, from NYU Stern School of Business in July 2011.
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In 2013, Mick Cornett served as one of six selection committee members for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.
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Mick Cornett has been a proponent for urban issues and initiatives such as rapid and mass transit, economic diversification, urban renaissance and civic beautification.
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In December 2009, Mick Cornett led the way to successful voter passage of the MAPS 3 initiative, which includes eight quality-of-life capital projects to be constructed in Oklahoma City over a decade.
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Mick Cornett is widely credited with bringing the National Basketball Association to Oklahoma City when Hurricane Katrina forced the New Orleans Hornets to relocate in 2005.
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On December 20,2007, Mick Cornett announced an initiative to renovate Ford Center in hopes of securing an NBA team.
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Mick Cornett appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote the initiative on January 17,2008.
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Mick Cornett teamed up with Taco Bell and local restaurants to promote healthy menu choices.
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Mick Cornett was the recipient of the 2013 Oklahoma Mayor of the Year Award, presented by the Mayors Council of Oklahoma of the Oklahoma Municipal League.
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Mick Cornett was ranked as the 25th greatest leader in the world, where Fortune gave credit to his fiscal conservative background for the creativity in leading Oklahoma City's advancements in school revitalization, public transit and downtown improvements.
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On May 11,2006, Mick Cornett announced that he would be running to fill the seat in the United States House of Representatives vacated by Ernest Istook.
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In 2008, Mick Cornett was scheduled to address the Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota, but his speech was canceled when reaction to Hurricane Gustav suspended the convention.
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Mick Cornett returned and addressed the 2012 Republican National Convention.
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In 2017, Mick Cornett was appointed to sit on the US DOT's Automation Committee for overseeing self-driving transportation policy.
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On February 22,2017, Mick Cornett announced that he would not seek reelection for a fifth term as Oklahoma City mayor.
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On May 31,2017, Mick Cornett announced his 2018 candidacy for governor of Oklahoma via Twitter.
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Mick Cornett became a filmmaker with the release of "Oklahoma City: The Boom, the Bust and the Bomb" in 2016.
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On September 25,2018, Penguin Random House will release the first book authored by Mick Cornett, titled The Next American City.
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Mick Cornett married his second wife, Terri Mick Cornett, on November 26,2014.
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Mick Cornett drew attention in 2020 for one of his hobbies.