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Jeremy Oden
2012 - Present
2026
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Jeremy Oden (Republican Party) is a member of the Alabama Public Service Commission, representing Place 1. He assumed office on December 3, 2012. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Oden (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alabama Public Service Commission to represent Place 1. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
He was appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley on November 30, 2012, and sworn in on December 3, 2012.[1] He was up for a full term in the 2014 elections. Oden won the Republican nomination in the primary election on June 3, 2014, and faced no major party challenge in the November 4 general election.[2] Jeremy Oden won the general election on November 4, 2014, without opposition.
Oden ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Oden was a Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 11th District, Blount, Cullman and Morgan Counties. He was first elected in 1998 and served until his appointment to the Public Service Commission in 2012.
At the time of the 2014 election, Oden worked as chief financial officer for Delta Discount Corporation. He owned O and O Construction Incorporated and O and O Construction and Lumber from 1994 to 1998.
He is a member of the Arrites Oden Masonic Lodge, Ashbury Alumni Association, Eva Lion's Club, Eva United Methodist Church, Huntsville Scottish Rite, Cahaba Temple- Shriners, Decatur York Rite, Frontier Day's Celebration Team and Huntsville Shrine Association.[3]
Political career
Alabama Public Service Commission (2012-Present)
Oden was appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley on November 30, 2012.[4]
Notable endorsements
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Alabama House of Representatives (1998-2012)
Oden was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1998 to November 2012, when he was appointed to the Public Service Commission.[4]
Elections/Appointments
2022
See also: Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2022
General election
General election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1
Incumbent Jeremy Oden defeated Ron Bishop in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeremy Oden (R) | 84.4 | 937,114 |
 | Ron Bishop (L) | 15.6 | 173,287 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 1,110,427 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1
Incumbent Jeremy Oden defeated Brent Woodall in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeremy Oden | 52.3 | 175,842 |
| Brent Woodall | 47.7 | 160,263 | ||
| Total votes: 336,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1
Incumbent Jeremy Oden and Brent Woodall advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Hammock and Stephen McLamb in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeremy Oden | 34.3 | 166,972 |
| ✔ | Brent Woodall | 30.9 | 150,564 | |
 | John Hammock | 23.9 | 116,532 | |
 | Stephen McLamb | 10.9 | 52,944 | |
| Total votes: 487,012 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1
Incumbent Jeremy Oden defeated Cara McClure in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeremy Oden (R) | 60.4 | 1,013,072 |
 | Cara McClure (D) | 39.5 | 662,581 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 940 | ||
| Total votes: 1,676,593 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1
Cara McClure advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Cara McClure |
| ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1
Incumbent Jeremy Oden defeated Jim Bonner in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeremy Oden | 50.6 | 222,830 |
 | Jim Bonner | 49.4 | 217,721 | |
| Total votes: 440,551 | |||
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2014
Oden ran for election to the Alabama Public Service Commission.[2] He won the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3. He faced no major party challenge in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Alabama Public Service Commission, Position 1, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Jeremy Oden Incumbent |
52.4% | 188,971 | ||
| Kathy Peterson | 47.6% | 171,755 | ||
| Total Votes | 360,726 | |||
| Election results via Alabama Secretary of State. | ||||
2012
Oden was appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley to the Alabama Public Service Commission on November 30, 2012, and assumed office on December 3, 2012.[4] Oden's appointment to the commission required him to resign his seat in the state House. Bentley called a special election to fill the vacancy.
2010
Oden won re-election to the 11th District seat in 2010. He defeated Joe Perry in the primary election. He then ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.[5][6]
| Alabama House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeremy Oden (R)
|
4,436 | |||
| Joe Perry (R) | 2,900 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Oden was re-elected to the 11th District Seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, defeating opponent Jim Boyd (D).[7]
Oden raised $155,251 for his campaign, while Boyd raised $119,895.[8]
| Alabama State House, District 11 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeremy Oden (R)
|
7,349 | |||
| Jim Boyd (D) | 6,243 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Oden served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
- Subcommittee on Personnel Management, Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Government Regulations
- Subcommittee on Government Services, Chair
- Subcommittee on Taxes, Exemptions/Benefits, Chair
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 |
Officeholder Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ SeattlePI.com, "Governor appoints Rep. Oden to Alabama PSC" accessed December 3, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cullman Sense, Oden announces bid for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1, July 1, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Oden
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SeattlePI.com, "Governor appoints Rep. Oden to Alabama PSC" accessed December 3, 2012
- ↑ Alabama2010.com, "Alabama GOP primary results," accessed May 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2006 election results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Alabama House spending, 2006," November 4, 2006
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Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 2012-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Alabama House of Representatives District 11 1998-2012 |
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