G. T. Bynum

George Theron Bynum IV (born August 28, 1977) is an American politician and lobbyist who has served as the 40th mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma since 2016. 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. Bynum was born and raised in Tulsa. He is the fourth member of his family to serve as mayor after Robert J. LaFortune, Bill LaFortune, and Robert Newton Bynum. Early life and education George Theron Bynum IV was born on August 28, 1977, to Suzanne LaFortune and George T. Bynum III. He was first grandchild of Robert LaFortune and George T. Bynum Jr. The Bynum family first moved to Tulsa in 1885 with Robert Newton Bynum serving as the city's second mayor. His son, G.T. Bynum Sr., would found G.T. Bynum Co., an oil field equipment firm. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bynum graduated high school from Cascia Hall Preparatory School. He later attended Villanova University, where he served as student body president in 1999.