Denise Bode was reelected to her second full term in November 2004.
14 Facts About Denise Bode
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Denise Bode was born in Tulsa and raised in Bartlesville, where her father was a Phillips Petroleum executive.
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Denise Bode graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma, where she chaired the University of Oklahoma Student Congress.
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Denise Bode earned her Juris Doctor from George Mason University and a Master's of Law in taxation from Georgetown University.
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Denise Bode represented the United States in Oslo, Norway, at the International Union Conservative Women's Conference.
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Denise Bode was elected by state regulators from the eight states that make up the Southwest Power Pool region to serve as President of SPP's Regional State Committee.
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In 2002, Denise Bode ran for Attorney General against incumbent Drew Edmondson and was defeated by Edmondson.
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Denise Bode was a candidate for the Republican Nomination for the Oklahoma 5th Congressional District; however, she lost the Republican Party nomination in the July 25,2006 primary.
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On January 1,2009, Denise Bode resigned from ACSF to become the new CEO of the American Wind Energy Association.
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In 2011, the AWEA under Denise Bode had a staff of 70, including a half-dozen full-time lobbyists, a lobbying budget of $2.5 million, a total yearly budget of $35 million, and a political action committee, WindPAC.
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Denise Bode chaired the hearings which developed alternative regulation of telecommunications; the result was dramatic expansion of high-speed Internet access across the state, a reduction in fees for consumers of telecommunications and discounts to encourage competition.
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Commissioner Denise Bode is a strong consumer advocate, having fought for the rights of consumers by requiring greater notice against slamming, the premature deregulation of electricity and the imprudent purchase of natural gas in the winter of 2001.
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Denise Bode worked to streamline the commission process for those in the oil and gas industry to ensure the proper production of Oklahoma's oil and natural gas resources.
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Commissioner Denise Bode had a key role in the area of security, having been appointed to both national and state positions involving leadership in the planning for protection of critical infrastructure and essential services against terrorism.