Tulsa City Council District 1 election & surveillance cameras

Who is on the District 1 ballot

• Vanessa Hall-HarperIncumbent, in office since 2016
• Mareo JohnsonChallenger
• Thomas William MooreChallenger
• Reggie Williams Jr.Challenger
• Corinice WilsonChallenger

Candidate list compiled from local election coverage linked below. We are non-partisan and do not endorse candidates — verify your ballot with the Tulsa County Election Board.

What the council actually controls

City councilors vote on the contracts and budgets that pay for automated license-plate readers, and they can attach conditions: retention limits, audit requirements, disclosure of camera locations, and rules on which outside agencies may search Tulsa data. The Frontier reported the city pays more than $696,000 a year for its Flock system while declining to release camera locations. Nearby Coweta moved to remove its cameras in August 2026.

• Should Tulsa renew or expand its Flock Safety contract, and what should it cost?
• Should camera locations, retention periods and search logs be public by default?
• Who outside Tulsa police can search Tulsa plate data, and under what written policy?
• Should the council require an annual public audit of every ALPR search?
• What happens to the data when a resident is never charged with anything?

Useful questions to ask any candidate, at a forum or on a doorstep.

See the cameras before you vote

Local coverage

• District 1 Voter Guide: Tulsa City Council & State QuestionsThe Black Wall Street Times
• Hall-Harper, Wilson and Williams make their case before Election DayThe Black Wall Street Times
• Where do north Tulsa council candidates stand on public safety and streets?The Oklahoma Eagle
• Vanessa Hall-Harper sees 4 challengers in North TulsaNonDoc
• Coweta is unplugging Flock Safety cameras. Will other Tulsa-area cities follow?Tulsa Flyer
• Tulsa police won’t share the locations of more than 200 surveillance camerasThe Frontier