Denise Bode is only the second woman to serve as a commissioner. In January 2005 she began her second full term in office, having won reelection by the most votes ever garnered by a Republican candidate for an Oklahoma state-wide office. Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq. ...

Appointed by Governor Frank Keating, Mrs. Bode took office on August 20, 1997 and was elected on November 3, 1998 with over 60% of the vote, a record for a Republican running statewide for the first time. She was reelected to her second full term in November, 2004. Frank Keating as Governor of Oklahoma Francis Anthony (Frank) Keating (born February 10, 1944) is an American politician who was the Republican Governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003. ...

Born in Tulsa and raised in Bartlesville, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma where she chaired the University of Oklahoma Student Congress. Having earned her Juris Doctorate from George Mason University and a Master’s of Law in taxation from Georgetown University, Ms. Bode worked for nine years on the staff of then –U.S. Senator David Boren as his legal counsel, focusing on the areas of energy and taxation. Downtown Tulsa Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma. ... Bartlesville is a city located in Oklahoma. ... The University of Oklahoma, often called OU or Oklahoma, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. ...

Before joining the commission, Mrs. Bode served for seven years as president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bode preceded her service at IPAA as a founding partner of a Washington D.C. firm, where she represented a broad range of businesses, ranging from agriculture to life insurance. Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ...

Commissioner Bode is considered one of the leading experts on national energy policy and infrastructure matters. She was appointed to President George W. Bush’s Energy Transition Advisory Team and has testified before Congress on numerous occasions, as well as lectured at the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society. She represented the United States in Oslo, Norway, at the International Union Conservative Women’s Conference. She was elected by state regulators from the eight states that make up the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) region to serve as President of SPP’s Regional State Committee. The committee is charged with directing electric transmission expansion in Oklahoma and the other states in the SPP region. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ...

In her 7 years on the Commission, Commissioner Bode has been involved in the restructuring of the telecommunications, natural gas and electricity industry markets. She chaired the hearings which developed alternative regulation of telecommunications; the end result was dramatic expansion of high speed internet access across the state, a reduction in fees for consumers on telecommunications and discounts to encourage competition. Commissioner 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 against the imprudent purchase of natural gas in the winter of 2001.

She has also worked to streamline the commission process for those in the oil and gas industry and royalty owners in order to ensure the proper and critical production of Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas resources.

Commissioner Bode also has 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 our critical infrastructure and essential services against terrorism.

She volunteers on many charitable boards including the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, the Oklahoma City Memorial Foundation, the Board of Directors of Saint Gregory's University, and the Salvation Army. She also served for four years as Chairman of the Oklahoma Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee. She was a member of Class XIII of Leadership Oklahoma and is currently a member of the Fast Track Class of Leadership, Oklahoma City.

Mrs. Bode’s honors include: 2002 Byliner Award for Government-Association for Women in Communication, 2002 Distinguished Service Award-Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, 2001 State Official of the Year -Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies, Inc., 2001 Hearst Newspapers Energy Award for Public Service, 1999 Woman of the Year-Journal Record (Oklahoma City), named as one of Oklahoma's "Women of Influence" by Oklahoma Family Magazine.

She currently serves as Chairman of the Foundation of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), is a member of the Committee on Critical Infrastructure, Consumer Affairs and Telecommunications for NARUC, a member of the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and is Chair of the Subcommittee on Critical Infrastructure for the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. She is the Oklahoma state contact on Critical Infrastructure for the Office of Homeland Security and for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Assurance. She is on the board of the Maguire Energy Institute of the Southern Methodist University School of Business, and also serves on the board of the Mewborne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Commissioner Bode serves on the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Foundation of Excellence, and is a member of the Oklahoma Academy for State Goals. Additionally, she is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Federalist Society.

Personal information

Commissioner Bode has been married to her husband, John, for 29 years and they have a 22 year-old son, Sean. They are members of the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Oklahoma City. The Bodes have a home in Oklahoma City as well as a ranching operation in western Oklahoma.