Barbara Bass | |
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| 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 |
Billy H. Bass (m. 1977) |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University at Commerce[1] |
| Occupation | Certified Public Accountant[1] |
Barbara Reid Bass (born January 29, 1954) is the former 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.
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]
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]
