Dewey Follett Bartlett Jr. (born March 16, 1947) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 39th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
[7][8][9][10] He is the President of the Keener Oil & Gas Company, the successor to a family business previously run by his father,[9][11] and has served as the chairman of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board[12] and the National Stripper Well Association,[13] as well as a member of the board of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
The Tulsa World newspaper suggested that Bartlett lost the race due to extremely negative campaigning.
[14] In 2004 he ran against former state health secretary Tom Adelson for Oklahoma Senate district 33, losing by less than 1,000 votes.
[21] In the 2013 mayoral election, Bartlett faced challenges from his Democratic predecessor, Kathy Taylor,[22] as well as from another Republican, city councilman Bill Christiansen, and several other candidates.