Patrice Douglas was appointed by Governor Mary Fallin to fill the vacancy created when Commissioner Jeff Cloud from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission resigned in September 2011.
In 2012, she was elected without opposition to complete the term of office created by Jeff Cloud's resignation.
Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Douglas graduated from Putnam City North High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Oklahoma Christian University College of Business in 1983[1] and a juris doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
She ran for Congress in 2014 but lost to Steve Russell, giving up her Corporation Commission seat in the process.
[4] In March 2015, Douglas was hired as President of Emerging Markets at Premier Consulting Partners in Tulsa, Oklahoma.