Dennis Semler, Treasurer

Dennis Semler

Tulsa County Treasurer
Tulsa County Courthouse
3^rd Floor, Administration Building
500 S. Denver Ave.
Tulsa, Ok 74103-3840

Email: dsemler@tulsacounty.org
Website: treasurer.tulsacounty.org

Phone: (918) 596-5071
Fax: (918) 596-5029

DENNIS SEMLER has been serving citizens of Tulsa County as the Tulsa County Treasurer since he was first elected in 1995. He was reelected in 1998, 2002 and 2006 without opposition. There is a reason for Dennis’ successful tenure as Tulsa County Treasurer. That is, he is dedicated to constantly looking for ways to improve the services provided by the treasurer’s office to the benefit of the citizens of Tulsa County.

Some of his innovations during his tenure as treasurer include:

• Increasing openness and transparency of the treasurer’s office by providing vital public information on the treasurer’s website. The county’s website is rated an A+ by the Sunshine Review Project
• Reducing the cost to operate the treasurer’s office by $500,000 a year
• Filing creditor claims in bankruptcy court for unpaid taxes collecting more than $16 million dollars in back taxes
• Modernizing the county’s investment policy to receive the maximum return
• Electronic disbursal of funds to the school districts so they have quicker access to their operational funds
• Expanding taxpayer payment options to include electronic check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover/Novus and American Express credit cards
• Aggressively marketing properties that were acquired by default for failure to pay property taxes and then quickly selling these properties to private individuals
• Reducing the cost of mortgage filing by providing electronic filing of mortgage taxes.

Dennis believes it is important that he not only serve the taxpayers of Tulsa County but that they know how their tax dollars are being spent. He regularly attends community functions and events to answer citizen’s questions about county taxes. And, he was instrumental in setting up the Vision 2025 rebate for senior citizens.

Dennis’ integrity and professionalism has been recognized by county treasurers across Oklahoma who elected him President of the County Treasurer’s Association of Oklahoma. And, as an elected official, Dennis has served on the State Executive Board of the County Officers and Deputies Association of Oklahoma.

Dennis’ service to Tulsa County doesn’t stop at the end of the day. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Volunteers of America of Oklahoma. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Chairman of the Tulsa County United Way, and the North Tulsa Housing Task Force.

Dennis earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude in history and business administration at Oral Roberts University. He received his law degree from the University of Tulsa’s College of Law where he served on the Tulsa Law Journal. Dennis earned his Chancellor’s Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Missouri at St. Louis and further earned advance certification in County Treasurer Management from Oklahoma State University. Prior to becoming Tulsa County Treasurer, Dennis worked with senior management at First National Bank and Trust Company of Tulsa (now J.P. Morgan Chase), and as an assistant district attorney in the felony trial division of the Tulsa County District Attorney’s office.

Dennis is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the National Rifle Association, the National Association of Republican County Officials, and the National District Attorney’s Association. He also serves on the Executive Board of the County Treasurer’s Association of Oklahoma and is a member of numerous Tulsa County Chambers of Commerce.

Dennis and his wife Kathy are active members of the Tulsa Assembly Church of Broken Arrow and are actively involved in youth ministry.

Dennis and Kathy have one son who is completing his doctorate in Ohio.