Jim Roth Commissioner j.roth@occemail.com t.knoch@occemail.com

Commissioner Jim Roth was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to fill the Commission seat left open by the resignation of Denise Bode. He took office on June 1, 2007.

A native of Prairie Village, Kansas, Commissioner Roth has been a resident of Oklahoma County since 1991.  He was elected Oklahoma County Commissioner, District One, in 2002 and officially took office on January 2^nd, 2003.  Previously, Roth served county government for eight years as a Chief Deputy and Attorney to a former District One administration and the Oklahoma County Clerk. 

Commissioner Roth graduated from Kansas State University in 1991 with a BA in Political Science/Pre-Law and Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1994 with a Juris Doctor.  He is also a Certified Mediator, volunteering for the Office of Handicap Concerns.  Roth holds Graduate certificates from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government for local government executives and the Air War College’s (Maxwell AFB) National Security Forum.  He is a member of the Oklahoma, Kansas and American Bar Associations and is a Past-President of the National Association of Civil County Attorneys.  He is also involved in Rotary Club 29, Choctaw Kiwanis, the Chambers of Commerce for Midwest City, Choctaw and the Capitol area, the AIDS Support Program, Mayflower Congregational Church, the Greater OKC United Way and Allied Arts, among others. 

Commissioner Roth is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying boating and water skiing, travel and time spent with family and friends.

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