- Jim Roth
Infobox Politician
name =Jim Roth
width =140
height =185
office =Member of theOklahoma Corporation Commission
term_start =June 1 2007
term_end =present
preceded =Denise Bode
succeeded =
birth_date =birth date and age|1968|12|24
birth_place =Prairie Village, KS
residence =Oklahoma City, OK
party =Democrat
spouse =
website = [http://www.roth2008.com/ roth2008.com]Jim Roth is an American politician from the state of
Oklahoma . A Democrat, he currently serves as one of three members of theOklahoma Corporation Commission , having been appointed to the seat byGovernor of Oklahoma Brad Henry onJune 1 2007 .Prior to his appointment, Roth had served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner, a post to which he'd been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Roth, who succeeded
Denise Bode on the Corporation Commission, will have to seek election in 2008.Born in
Prairie Village, Kansas , Roth attended Shawnee Mission East High School,Kansas State University , andOklahoma City University School of Law . He then went on to work as a Chief Deputy and Attorney to the Oklahoma County Commission and the Oklahoma County Clerk.Roth is openly
gay and was the first ever openlyLGBT to hold a state-wide elected office in Oklahoma.cite web | title=Oklahoma Gov. appoints first openly gay statewide official |date=2007-05-14 |work=Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund |url=http://www.victoryfund.org/news/view/url:oklahoma_gov_appoints_first_openly_gay_statewide_official |accessdate=2007-06-07]References
External links
* [http://www.occ.state.ok.us/Divisions/COMM/Bio-Roth.htm Corporation Commission biography]
* [http://www.roth2008.com/ Campaign website]
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