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Bob Anthony has been a statewide elected official longer than any current Oklahoma officeholder, winning his fourth consecutive six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in November 2006. Anthony initially ran for the Corporation Commission in 1988, becoming the first Republican elected to that body in 60 years when he received more votes than any Republican since statehood. In 1994 Anthony became the first Republican incumbent in Oklahoma history to win statewide reelection to a state office, and in 2000, he was reelected receiving more votes at that time than any candidate for state office in Oklahoma history.
He serves as chairman of the board for the National Regulatory Research Institute,
immediate
past-president of the Mid-America Regulatory Conference, a member of the Natural
Gas Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, a
member and past-president of the Economic Club of Oklahoma, a board
member of Skyline Urban Ministry, member of Rotary and was a delegate to the
2008 General Conference of the United Methodist Church.
In 1995 the FBI recognized Anthony with its highest award given to a citizen who “at great personal sacrifice, has unselfishly served his community and the nation.” Among numerous other recognitions, AARP-Oklahoma presented Anthony with an award “in appreciation of his tireless efforts on behalf of Oklahoma consumers.”
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nthony graduated from Oklahoma City’s Casady School in 1966 and holds a B.S. from
the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. He also earned an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, an M.A. from Yale University and an M.P.A. from the
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University He served to the rank of captain in the U.S. Army Reserve.
In 1972 Anthony was the staff economist for the Interior Committee of the
U.S. House of Representatives and, in 1976 he served as a consultant to the U.S.
Library of Congress. From 1979 to 1980 he served on the City Council of Oklahoma City as Ward 2 Councilman and then vice mayor
In 1980, at age 32, Anthony succeeded his grandfather and father to become the third president of the C.R. Anthony Company, at that time the largest privately owned firm headquartered in Oklahoma. During his seven years as president, sales for the retail chain increased from $265 million to $411 million In this seven-year period sales, payroll, employment and dollar profits reached all-time record levels.
Prior to joining the Corporation Commission Anthony served on the boards of the Oklahoma State, Oklahoma City and South Oklahoma City chambers of commerce, the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma Science and Arts Museum, Liberty National Bank, Banks of Mid-America, Inc., the Dale Rogers School for Retarded Citizens, and the Kirkpatrick Center. He also held positions with Oklahoma City University, Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, O.I.C., the YMCA, Contact, and Children’s Medical Research and Hospital Hospitality House.
All four of Anthony’s grandparents came to Oklahoma before statehood. His father was born in Cleveland, Oklahoma, and his mother grew up in Enid, Oklahoma. He and his wife Nancy were married in 1975 and have four daughters Elizabeth, Christine, Suzanne and Katherine.
For more information see www.BobAnthony.com