Matt White
Matt was elected at the age of 18 to serve as a council member for the City of El Reno and served for five years and has now served as mayor for the last 15 years. He was awarded the Mayor of the Year by the Mayor’s Council of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Municipal League in 2019 and was instrumental in gaining the Innovation Award from the Oklahoma Municipal League for the Route 66 sign in El Reno.
Matt has served on the Oklahoma Municipal League Board of Directors since 2017 and has also served on the boards of the Oklahoma Emergency Management, the Mayors Council of Oklahoma and the Association of Central Oklahoma Government, as well as the ACOG 911 Board.
He was instrumental in securing a partnership with SSM to build the new Healthplex, Healthcare in El Reno. In addition, Matt played a huge part in securing the 1-40 interchange in El Reno on Radio Rd; and $10 million in capital improvements from the Capital Improvements Program.
Matt is an accomplished Real Estate Developer and Property Owner/Aggregate Consultant with extensive experience in strategic planning, and problem-solving, and is experienced in building solid partnerships among businesses, city, state, and community leaders that produce tangible results. His strengths include skills in communication, community outreach, management, partnerships, advocacy, marketing, and problem-solving. As the Mayor of El Reno, his responsibilities include initiating and managing capital improvement projects and representing his community in the legislative process.
He launched the program “El Reno NOW,” a partnership between City of El Reno, local school districts, and county and state officials that focuses on issues facing our community and state; initiated and implemented a successful marketing campaign to promote El Reno: TV ads, El Reno Living Brochures, creating local landmarks on Route 66 and other fairways leading into the city; and facilitated the acquisition of a failing local hospital, taking a 1-million-dollar loss and turning it into a long-term profitable contract with Mercy Hospital.