Kyle L Lawson

Kyle L Lawson (born July 6, 1986) is the current Mayor for the Town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma.
Early life
Lawson was born in Tucson, Arizona his father Dale Edward Lawson and mother Sheila Rexann Lawson. He attended high school at Reeds Spring High School in Reeds Spring, Missouri he graduated in 2005. After graduation Lawson served in the United States Army. After the Army Lawson moved back to Tucson, AZ, where he met Jim Kolbe who inspired him to get involved in his community. In 2010 Lawson moved to Oklahoma to be near his family. He then became a Court Appointed Special Advocates for Carter County, Oklahoma in 2011 serving his community.
Career
On May 7, 2015 the Town of Gene Autry held a special election. Kyle Lawson was nominated by community leaders along with John Wickware for consideration of the position of mayor for the town after the sudden resignation of the previous mayor. Lawson won the election for the town and appointed John Wickware as Vice-Mayor. Once elected Lawson hit the ground running, his first month in office he conducted an audit into the towns accounts and discovered missing funds. Lawson formed a Town Council, appointed officers and a new Fire Chief, they then began the process of establishing policies and procedures to protect the town and its accounts.
Shortly after the election the Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum was closed due to lack of insurance and there was no active board of directors to run the 501(c)3 know as the Gene Autry Historical Society. Working with the Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits, Lawson began the process of filling vacant seats on the board of directors. Once seats were filled Lawson worked with the Board of Directors for the Gene Autry Historical Society to move the Museum forward and work on re-opening it. This event took place on September 26, 2015, 500 people attended this event and it was a very positive influence on the community.

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