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Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt has been named by TIME to its 2023 TIME100 Next List. 

An expansion of the TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world, TIME100 Next highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science and activism, and more. 

Mayor Holt is the fifth American Mayor to be named TIME100 Next, joining Pete Buttigieg (2019), Francis Suarez (2019), Michelle Wu (2022) and Mattie Parker (2022). This year’s TIME100 Next List includes former University of Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts; Hurts and Holt are believed to be the first people on the TIME100 Next list with strong Oklahoma ties. 

Each of the 100 people on the 2023 list are featured with a tribute, usually written by a past member of the TIME Most Influential People list. Mayor Holt’s tribute is written by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  Bloomberg writes that Holt is “one of the most dynamic and innovative” mayors in the country and he is “helping to write a promising new chapter for his city, and as he does, he’s demonstrating how the combination of ambitious plans with effective management is popular with voters in both parties.” 

The full piece on Mayor Holt by Mayor Bloomberg can be read here: David Holt Is on the TIME100 Next 2023 List | TIME 

The TIME100 Next issue is available on newsstands this Friday. The full listing is available online at time.com/next. Mayor Holt and the rest of the 2023 TIME100 Next will be honored at a gala event in New York City in October.

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Media Contact: Steve Hill, steve.hill@okc.gov