George Theron Bynum IV (born August 28, 1977) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 40th mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 2016 to 2024.

Bynum was first elected to the Tulsa City Council, representing the ninth district in 2008 as a Republican and served four terms before running for mayor in 2016.

[5] Bynum worked as a staffer for United States senators Don Nickles from 2000 to 2005 and Tom Coburn from 2005 through 2006.

In 2009, he and a partner, Stuart McCalman, opened a lobbying firm, Capitol Ventures Government Relations, working on behalf of municipalities and businesses.

[8] In 2008, Bynum filed to run for office in District 9 to succeed the retiring city councilor Cason Carter.

Jacob Heisten, a registered Republican and former aide to Senator Jim Inhofe, is listed as the PAC's chairman.

[18] In June 2023, severe storms hit parts of Oklahoma that involved hurricane-force winds and tornadic activity that knocked out power for days for more than 100,000 energy customers, mostly in Tulsa, during a severe heat waves which left at least 3 people dead.

[22] Once Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat was informed he was the acting Governor, he declared the state of emergency.