Barbara Bass

Barbara Bass
Barbara Bass
Mayor of Tyler, Texas
	In office; May 2008[1] – May 2014
Preceded by	Joey Seeber[2]
Succeeded by	Martin Heines
Personal details
Born	Barbara Reid Bass; January 29, 1954
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Billy H. Bass (m. 1977)[1]
Alma mater	Texas A&M University; at Commerce[1]
Occupation	Certified Public Accountant[1]

Barbara Reid Bass (born January 29, 1954) is the immediate past mayor of Tyler, Texas. First elected in May 2008, [1] she won re-election in 2010 and 2012.[3] She left office in 2014 because of term limits[2] and was succeeded by Martin Heines, a real estate businessman.

Service

Bass has served as chair of the Better Business Bureau of Central East Texas, and the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, the Tyler Economic Development Council.[1] Bass also served as chairman of the Hospice of East Texas and as treasurer of the East Texas Symphony Orchestra Association.[1] For two decades, she has served on the Texas Society of CPAs, including three terms on the executive board.[1] She was a Leadership Tyler Class I participant.[1] To succeed Mayor Joey Seeber, Bass defeated Laura Corbett in 2008 to become Tyler's first female mayor.[2]

She donated money to Louie Gohmert.[4]

Personal life

Bass is a native East Texan and moved to Tyler with her husband, Billy, in 1977.[1] She is a partner in the CPA firm, Gollob Morgan Peddy PC.[1] She is the treasurer of Pollard United Methodist Church.[1]

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References

"Tyler Mayor announces re-election bid". KLTV. January 20, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
"Tyler Mayor Race". East Texas Review. May 7, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
"Mayor". City of Tyler. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
"Political Contributions". Campaign Contributions. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

Political offices
Preceded by Joey Seeber	Mayor of Tyler 2008 – 2014	Succeeded by Martin Heines

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[kltv-1] "Tyler Mayor announces re-election bid". KLTV. January 20, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

[easttexasreview-2] "Tyler Mayor Race". East Texas Review. May 7, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

[3] "Mayor". City of Tyler. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

[4] "Political Contributions". Campaign Contributions. Retrieved June 27, 2013.