Kirk Humphreys

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. He was considered a favorite candidate of the Republican party establishment for U.S. Senator in 2004, losing to former Congressman Tom Coburn, MD in the primary. 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.

Humphreys is the Chairman Emeritus of Humphreys Capital, a real estate investment fund management company based in Oklahoma City.

Education Humphreys graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1972 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. In addition, Paula Lewis, the chair of the Oklahoma City Public Schools board of education, issued a statement calling for Humphreys to resign from the board of a school he had co-founded in downtown Oklahoma City, the John Rex Charter Elementary School. A few dozen John Rex parents held a protest December 15, 2017, also demanding Humphreys' resignation from the school's board. 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 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.

Politics Humphreys was elected to the Putnam City School Board in 1987 and served until 1995.

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. Senator James Inhofe. However, he was defeated by Tom Coburn with a vote of 61% to 25%.

Personal In 1972, Humphreys married the former Danna Kircher of Stroud, Oklahoma. They have three children and fifteen grandchildren.