Tulsa City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Laura Bellis
Councilor, District 4Tulsa City Council
Laura Bellis (Councilor, District 4) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Tulsa City Council after the election.
Executive Director of the Take Control Initiative, a contraceptive access program; former chair of the city's Human Rights Commission.
Where Laura Bellis stands: positions on the record
District 1 development funds1 sourced position
Voted yes on an ordinance moving the $5 million Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood allocation in the 2023 sales tax to District 1 economic development projects (passed 9-0, May 2026).
Council voteTulsa City Council · May 13, 2026
Data centers2 sourced positions
Voted yes on an ordinance declaring a moratorium on permits for data centers in Tulsa (passed 9-0, March 2026).
Council voteTulsa City Council · Mar 25, 2026
Led the data center moratorium and said the nine-month length gives the planning office time to form recommendations.
“My biggest thing was our planning office has enough time to form recommendations for it to go through an official government process.”
Own statementKOSU (Tulsa Flyer) · Mar 27, 2026
Hotel tax1 sourced position
Voted yes on an ordinance raising the hotel tax from 5% to 9.9%, subject to voter approval (passed 7-0 with 2 absent, July 2026).
Council voteTulsa City Council · Jul 22, 2026
Legal settlements1 sourced position
Voted yes on a $4.5 million settlement of Corey Atchison's federal lawsuit against the city (approved 7-1, Jan. 2026).
Council voteTulsa City Council · Jan 28, 2026
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on the city's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget (passed 9-0, June 2026).
Council voteTulsa City Council · Jun 17, 2026
What Laura Bellis said vs. how Laura Bellis voted
Data centers
In their words
Led the data center moratorium and said the nine-month length gives the planning office time to form recommendations.
Mar 27, 2026 ·KOSU (Tulsa Flyer) · Mar 27, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on an ordinance declaring a moratorium on permits for data centers in Tulsa (passed 9-0, March 2026).
Mar 25, 2026 ·Tulsa City Council · Mar 25, 2026
On the ballot this time
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