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

 

Starks to serve another term as District 5 Trustee

Ken Starks, District 5 Trustee
Ken Starks, District 5 Trustee

Central Rural Electric Cooperative district five members re-elected Ken Starks to the District 5 Trustee position. He has served as District 5 Trustee since 2023.

Starks is a Stillwater native and worked in banking for more than 40 years before retiring from BancFirst in 2022. Starks has multiple degrees from Oklahoma State University and has been an active member of the community serving on various boards and civic organizations. He is a member of the Stillwater Bible Church. He and his wife Kathy have three grown children.
 
The drive-thru district five election was held August 26 at Central’s headquarters parking lot in Stillwater. James Boggs and Jeremy Brooks also filed for the District 5 Trustee position. More than 10% of the district’s membership participated in the election; 5% participation was needed to meet quorum.
 
Central is a rural electric distribution cooperative that serves 25,000 meters in seven central Oklahoma counties. The cooperative is governed by a seven-member board of trustees. Visit mycentral.coop for more information.

District 5 Candidates

James P. Boggs

James P. Boggs
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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
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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*
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*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