Jeremy Oden

Jeremy Oden

Republican Party

Candidate, Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1

Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1

Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

13

Prior offices:

Alabama House of Representatives District 11

Years in office: 1998 - 2012

Compensation

Base salary

$114,639

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

May 19, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Ashbury College, 1991

Personal

Religion

United Methodist

Profession

Chief Financial Officer, Delta Discount Corporation

Contact

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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) is running for re-election to the Alabama Public Service Commission to represent Place 1. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.^[source]

He was appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley on November 30, 2012, and sworn in on December 3, 2012. 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. 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.

Political career

Alabama Public Service Commission (2012-Present)

Oden was appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley on November 30, 2012.

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.

Elections

2026

See also: Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1

James O. Gordon (D), John Northrop (D), and Jeff Ramsey (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		James O. Gordon
		John Northrop
	Submit photo	Jeff Ramsey

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1

Incumbent Jeremy Oden (R) and Matt Gentry (R) are running in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jeremy Oden
	Submit photo	Matt Gentry

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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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Brent Woodall	47.7	160,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Brent Woodall	30.9	150,564
		John Hammock	23.9	116,532
		Stephen McLamb	10.9	52,944

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 487,012
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2018

See also: Alabama Public Service Commission election, 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

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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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 440,551
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2014

See also: Alabama down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Oden ran for election to the Alabama Public Service Commission. 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. 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

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 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.

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).

Oden raised $155,251 for his campaign, while Boyd raised $119,895.

Alabama State House, District 11 (2006)
Candidates		Votes
Jeremy Oden (R)		7,349
Jim Boyd (D)		6,243

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2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Jeremy Oden campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1	Won general	$444,387	$451,565
2014	Alabama Public Service Commission	Won	$416,252	N/A**
2010	Alabama State House, District 11	Won	$161,427	N/A**
2006	Alabama State House, District 11	Won	$155,251	N/A**
2002	Alabama State House, District 11	Won	$113,419	N/A**
1998	Alabama House of Representatives District 11	Won	$62,646	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Oden served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

• Contract Review Oversight Committee, Alabama State Legislature

• Subcommittee on Personnel Management, Vice Chair

• County and Municipal Government Committee, Alabama House of Representatives

• Subcommittee on Government Regulations
• Subcommittee on Government Services, Chair

• Ways and Means Education Committee, Alabama House of Representatives

• Subcommittee on Taxes, Exemptions/Benefits, Chair

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