District Meeting

Attention District 5 Members

Drive-Thru District 5 Meeting

Central Rural Electric Cooperative
3305 S. Boomer Road, Stillwater, OK 74074
Please enter the north parking lot off South Boomer Road only

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 • Polls open 3-7 p.m.

What is Ranked-Choice Voting? 

  • A trustee is elected when a quorum of 5% of the members of the district is reached, AND the candidate achieves a majority of votes cast.
  • Ranked-choice voting allows for an automatic runoff election to occur in place of holding multiple rounds of voting as occurs during an in-person meeting.
  • Members vote for multiple candidates, in order of preference.
  • In ranked-choice voting, a member’s single ballot will continue to influence the outcome of the election even if their first-choice candidate is eliminated.
  • If no candidate gets a majority of first-choice votes, then it triggers a new counting process. The candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated, and that candidate’s voters’ ballots are redistributed to their second-choice pick.
  • Votes continue to count toward candidate selection until one candidate receives the majority of votes cast (50% plus 1).
  • If at any point during a round of voting, a candidate with the majority of votes cast presents itself, that majority candidate wins immediately.
     

Ranked-Choice Voting Videos

 

District 5 Election

Central District 5 Members, now is your chance to experience the second cooperative principle, democratic member control, by voting at the district meeting on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. The drive-thru meeting will take place from 3-7 p.m. in the north parking lot of Central’s office building at 3305 S. Boomer Rd. in Stillwater.

Voting members in attendance will receive a $10 bill credit on October bills. The sole purpose of a district meeting is to elect a trustee to represent the members of the respective district.

One vote per membership. If you have multiple memberships, such as a residence and a business, a voting delegate for each membership must be present. Members may only vote once.

The drive-thru meeting will use ranked-choice voting.

District 5 Candidates

James P. Boggs

James P. Boggs
Watch video

EDUCATION:

  • Oklahoma State University, Bachelor of Business Administration, ‘96
  • Southern Methodist University, Graduate School of Banking, ’26
  • Harvard Business Executive, Leading People & Building Sustaining Communities, ’24 cohort

WORK EXPERIENCE:     

  • President/Stillwater & Director/Tribal Banking, Blue Sky Bank, April ‘25 - current
  • President/Community Banking & President/Tribal Banking, Sovereign Bank, ’21-25
  • President/Edmond, First Fidelity Bank, ‘16-21
  • Senior Vice President/Team Lead, MidFirst Bank, ‘96-16
  • Work Study/College of Education, Oklahoma State University, ’92-96

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

  • Stillwater Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Committee
  • Rotary Club of Edmond/Past President, Led the return to person/hybrid ‘21
  • Leadership OKC, Class 25
  • Leadership Edmond, Class 33
  • Chair of Bill Teegins Memorial Golf Championship, 10 years

BOARD EXPERIENCE:

  • Oklahoma Student Loan Authority Trustee, Appointed & Confirmed May ’25
  • Regional Transportation Authority Director & Treasurer, ’19-25
  • OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors, ’15-21
  • Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, Immediate Past Chair
  • OSU Foundation Board of Governors, ’14 - current
 

Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks
Watch video

EDUCATION:

  • Guthrie High School Graduate, ’01
  • Oklahoma State University, Bachelor of Science,  ‘11

WORK EXPERIENCE:     

  • Network Engineer, Oklahoma State University IT Department, ‘12 - Current
  • US Army, Active Duty, ’04-’08
  • US Army, National Guard, ‘08-10

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

  • Stillwater Noon Lions Club Member
  • Hospice Patient Volunteer - Karman Legacy Hospice
  • Lost Creek UMC 3-5 Grade Sunday School Teacher
  • Central Rural Electric Cooperative Ambassador

BOARD EXPERIENCE:

  • Stillwater Noon Lions 1st year Director - Board Seat
 

Joe Ogle

Ken Starks*
Watch video
 

*Current District 5 incumbent

EDUCATION:

  • Stillwater High School, Graduate
  • Oklahoma State University, B.S. & M.S. Degrees for Agricultural Economics
  • University of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Banking
  • Numerous Banking Schools
  • National Rural Electric Cooperative Assoc., Credentialed Co-op Director Certification

WORK EXPERIENCE:     

  • President ‘88-06; Regional Executive ‘07-17,  Director of Community Banking, ’18-22, BancFirst
  • Republic Bank, Dallas, ‘84-85
  • Stillwater National Bank, ’79-83 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

  • Oklahoma State University Distinguished Alumni Award, ‘23
  • United Way of Stillwater, Campaign Chair, ’00
  • Stillwater Chamber of Commerce, Board Chairman, ‘92
  • Stillwater Rotary Club, ‘86-07; Leadership Stillwater, ’91, Leadership Oklahoma
  • Member of Stillwater Bible Church

BOARD EXPERIENCE:

  • Stillwater Medical Foundation Board, Chairman, ’03
  • OSU Foundation Board of Trustees, Chairman, ’02
  • Oklahoma Easter Seal Society Board, ’95-99
  • OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors, ‘92-96
  • Stillwater Education Foundation Board, ‘89-91