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Jim Roth
Member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
In office
June 1, 2007 – January 12, 2009
Preceded byDenise Bode
Succeeded byDana Murphy
Personal details
Born (1968-12-24) December 24, 1968 (age 55)
Prairie Village, Kansas
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceOklahoma City, Oklahoma

Jim Roth is an American politician from the Oklahoma. A Democrat, Roth most recently served as one of three members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from June 2007 through January 2009, having been appointed by Governor Brad Henry.

Roth is openly gay and was the first ever openly LGBT person to hold a statewide elected office in Oklahoma.[1] In 2011, Republican Governor Mary Fallin attempted to appoint Roth to the Oklahoma State Election Board as the panel's lone Democrat, but his nomination was rejected by the Republican-controlled Senate.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Prairie Village, Kansas, Roth attended Shawnee Mission East High School, Kansas State University, and Oklahoma 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.

Career

Prior to his statewide positions, Roth had served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner, a post to which he had been elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. In his bid to serve out the last two years of the Corporation Commission term to which he had been appointed, Roth was defeated 52%-48% by Republican Dana Murphy.[3]

Roth endorsed the MAPS 3[4] proposal on the December 8, 2009 ballot in Oklahoma City.[5] Roth is Dean and Professor of Law at Oklahoma City University School of Law.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Gov. appoints first openly gay statewide official". Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. 2007-05-14. Archived from the original on 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  2. ^ McNutt, Michael (September 15, 2011). "Democratic former Oklahoma County commissioner selected to serve on state Election Board". The Oklahoman.
  3. ^ "Roth falls victim to GOP tide in Oklahoma". KTEN. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-08.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://yesformaps.com/
  5. ^ http://demookie.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=46433 [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Roth". Oklahoma City University School of Law. Retrieved 2022-03-17.


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