TULSA PROGRESSA Works Progress Assembly

Institutions & organizations / Greater Tulsa

Tulsa City Council

Legislation, appropriations and confirmation of appointments.

Institutional role

Legislation, appropriations and confirmation of appointments.

Relationship and limits

Separate elected legislative branch within the City.

Connected resources

Vanessa Hall-Harper →Represents Tulsa’s District 1. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Anthony Archie →Represents Tulsa’s District 2. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Jackie Dutton →Represents Tulsa’s District 3. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Laura Bellis →Represents Tulsa’s District 4. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Karen Gilbert →Represents Tulsa’s District 5. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Christian Bengel →Represents Tulsa’s District 6. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Lori Decter Wright →Represents Tulsa’s District 7. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Phil Lakin, Jr. →Represents Tulsa’s District 8. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.Carol Bush →Represents Tulsa’s District 9. Councilors vote on city ordinances and budgets, review city operations and confirm appointments to municipal authorities, boards and commissions. City streets, zoning and municipal services are distinct from county roads and state agency responsibilities.

Place in Tulsa’s civic system

Municipal government / elected office · Role documented

A published source describes the role; legal standing and all current details have not been audited.

Separate elected legislative branch within the City.

Atlas source date: 2026-09-24

Governing membership

This listing represents a government office, department or agency. Follow its leadership and institutional connections; a separate corporate board is not assumed.

How this fits into Tulsa’s government →
Open research question

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Sources & record history

Civic atlas: Role documented · Source record reviewed 2026-09-24. Shared Works records retain their original review dates; inclusion here does not imply a fresh check of every service.

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