Patrice Douglas

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| office = Member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission

| term_start = 2011

| term_end = 2015

| governor = Mary Fallin

| predecessor = Jeff Cloud

| successor = Todd Hiett

| office2 = 32nd Mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma

| term_start2 = 2009

| term_end2 = 2011

| predecessor2 = Dan O'Neil

| successor2 = Charles Lamb

| birth_name = Patrice Raye Dills

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| birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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Patrice Douglas (born Patrice Raye Dills) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. 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. Instead of running for re-election in 2014 for her seat on the OCC, she ran for the U.S. House seat in Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, losing to Steve Russell in the primary.

Early life and education

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{{cite web|url=https://www.spencerfane.com/attorney/patrice-douglas/|title=Patrice Douglas}} and a juris doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/former-oklahoma-corporation-commissioner-patrice-douglas-to-lead-expansion-of/article_4c4e5ac5-2238-5ae8-b29b-0445d4d92ebc.html|title=Former Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Patrice Douglas to lead expansion of Premier Consulting Partners into Oklahoma City|work=Tulsa World|accessdate=3 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/5335193|title=Oklahoma Congressional District 5 GOP runoff election: Patrice Douglas stresses her professional experience in race|work=NewsOK.com|accessdate=3 October 2015|date=2014-08-24}}

Career

Upon graduation from law school, she worked in her father's construction company before going to work in banking.

In 2009, she was elected the mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma and was re-elected in 2011 without opposition. She ran for Congress in 2014 but lost to Steve Russell, giving up her Corporation Commission seat in the process.{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/5383376|title=Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Patrice Douglas plans private sector return after term|work=NewsOK.com|accessdate=3 October 2015|date=2015-01-10}}

In March 2015, Douglas was hired as President of Emerging Markets at Premier Consulting Partners in Tulsa, Oklahoma.{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/5403971|title=Oklahoma business briefs for March 24|work=NewsOK.com|accessdate=3 October 2015|date=2015-03-24}} She is on the board of Bank SNB.{{cite web|url=https://www.banksnb.com/about-bank-snb/newsroom/patrice-douglas-elected-board-directors|title=Patrice Douglas Elected to Board of Directors|work=Bank SNB|accessdate=3 October 2015}}

In June 2016, she was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust

at a salary of $250,000.00, earning over $100,000.00 more than the Governor of the State of Oklahoma.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelostogle.com/2016/06/15/patrice-douglas-got-the-cushy-250000-a-year-tset-job/|title=Patrice Douglas got the cushy $250,000 a year TSET job…|date=2016-06-15}} She later declined the appointment.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

Personal life

She is married to Brent Douglas and they have two sons.{{cite web|url=http://journalrecord.com/2014/06/12/corporation-commissioner-patrice-douglas-seeks-congressional-seat-capitol/|title=Corporation Commissioner Patrice Douglas seeks congressional seat|author=M. Scott Carter|work=The Journal Record|accessdate=3 October 2015|date=2014-06-12}}