Bob Anthony

Bob Anthony
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner (Class 3)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 1989
Governor	Henry Bellmon (1989-1991) David Walters (1991-1995) Frank Keating (1995-2003) Brad Henry (2003-2011) Mary Fallin (2011-)
Preceded by	Norma Eagleton
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nancy Anthony
Children	4 daughters
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) London School of Economics (M.S.) Yale University Harvard University
Religion	Methodist
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	Reserves

Robert "Bob" Anthony is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Anthony is serving his fifth consecutive six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, where he has served since 1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate.

Early life and career

Anthony was born at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Casady School.^[1]

Anthony earned a bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in economics from the London School of Economics, a master's degree from Yale University and a master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.^[2]

Anthony was a captain in the United States Army Reserves, worked in his grandfather's company C.R. Anthony, worked as a staff economist for the Interior Committee of the United States House of Representatives and as a consultant for the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1979.^[2] He was the president of C.R. Anthony Company from 1980 to 1987.^[2]

Political career

Anthony served as a member of the Oklahoma City Council from 1979-1980. He first won election to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 1988 and took office in 1989. He was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006 and again in 2012.^[2] In 2004 he entered the race to succeed Don Nickles in the United States Senate, but finished third in the primary, losing to Tom Coburn.^[3]

Anthony revealed in late 1992 that he had been cooperating in a federal bribery probe, secretly taping utility company representatives who broke laws prohibiting donations to regulators. The scandal was averted at the last minute by a company buyout.^[4]

Electoral history

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Republican Primary Election, 1988
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Bob Anthony	63,947	60.40
Republican	Tom Guild	20,187	19.10
Republican	Al Stine	14,597	13.80
Republican	Jack Leebron	7,104	6.70

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Election, 1988
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Bob Anthony	606,640	53.20
Democratic	Charlie Morgan	532,726	46.80

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Election, 1994
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Bob Anthony (inc.)	505,003	51.75
Democratic	Charles Nesbitt	470,774	48.25

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Election, 2000
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Bob Anthony (inc.)	771,609	65.76
Democratic	Gilbert Bigby	380,108	32.40
Libertarian	Roger Bloxham	21,568	1.84

Oklahoma U.S. Senate Republican Primary Election, 2004
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Tom Coburn	145,974	61.23
Republican	Kirk Humphreys	59,877	25.12
Republican	Bob Anthony	29,596	12.41
Republican	Jay Richard Hunt	2,944	1.23

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Election, 2006
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Bob Anthony (inc.)	536,341	58.66
Democratic	Cody Graves	378,030	41.34

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Republican Primary Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Bob Anthony (inc.)	108,624	64.84
Republican	Brooks Mitchell	58,890	35.16

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Bob Anthony (inc.)	n/a	100.00

References

1. Voices of Oklahoma interview with Bob Anthony, Voices of Oklahoma oral history project Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine., April 27, 2010 (accessed May 22, 2013)
2. Bob Anthony, Project Vote Smart (accessed May 22, 2013)
3. United States Senator Republican Primary Election - July 27, 2004, Oklahoma State Election Board (accessed May 22, 2013)
4. PBS Interview with Bob Anthony (accessed May 23, 2013)

External links

• Bob Anthony's Official Web Site
• Voices of Oklahoma interview with Bob Anthony. First person interview conducted on April 27, 2010 with Bob Anthony. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.