John Tyler Hammons

John Tyler Hammons (born September 4, 1988) is an American politician who served as the 47th mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 2008 to 2012.

After serving two terms, Hammons, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, commenced studies in summer 2012 at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

[5] John Tyler Hammons was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on September 4, 1988, and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation.

At a press conference held on November 30, 2009, at the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Hammons announced that he would seek a second term as mayor of Muskogee.

On election day, April 6, 2010, Hammons handily won reelection to a second two-year term, receiving just over 51% of the vote in the four-way race, defeating his nearest opponent by 20 percentage points.

[18] In his farewell address in February 2012, Hammons, calling Muskogee a "shining city on the hill", listed enacting permanent funding for economic development, road improvements, and tourism promotion as his top achievements while in office.

Hammons endorsed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani early in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries.