Karen Keith

Karen Keith (1953 or 1954) is an American politician and former newscaster who has served as the Tulsa County Commissioner for the 2nd district from 2009 to 2025.In August 2023, she announced she would retire from the county commission to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election.[2] After graduation, she moved to Tulsa and became a weekend news and weather reporter at KTUL.[2] Keith became Director of Community Relations and Vision implementation for Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune in 2002 and campaigned for the passage of the county wide measure in 2003.[1] In 2008, she defeated Republican Sally Bell in the November election to represent the 2nd district of the Tulsa County Commission with 53% of the vote.
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