Kirk Humphreys (born September 13, 1950) is an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City from April 9, 1998, to November 3, 2003.
[5] Humphreys was appointed to The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board as Chairman in 2008, but was unseated in the next election by former state Sen. Angela Monson.
In January, 2018, more than 2,000 parents of John Rex students and citizens of Oklahoma City signed a letter of support for Humphreys, demanding that he remain in a role of leadership for John Rex and defending his religious liberties http://m.news9.com/story.aspx?story=37220732&catId=112032 [11][12] On December 21, 2017, at the end of a special meeting of the OU Board of Regents, Humphreys announced he would resign from the board of regents at the beginning of the spring semester in January 2018.
As mayor, he changed the popular opinion of the downtown revitalization effort, known as Metropolitan Area Projects (or MAPS), to a more favorable view.
[14] In 2004, Humphreys was a candidate in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and was considered a favorite for the party's nomination as he was endorsed by incumbent Don Nickles and Oklahoma's other U.S.