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Friday, June 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM

District 5 director leaves legacy with PEC board

Outgoing District 5 Director James Oakley, first elected in June 2013 to the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board, bid farewell to the PEC family on May 16. In 2025, he could not run for re-election due to term limits.
PEC Board of Directors honored outgoing director James Oakley May 16, during his final meeting. Pictured, from left are: Paul Graf, Milton Rister, Travis Cox, Oakley, Emily Pataki, Amy Akers and Mark Ekrut. Contributed photos

Outgoing District 5 Director James Oakley, first elected in June 2013 to the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board, bid farewell to the PEC family on May 16.

In 2025, he could not run for re-election due to term limits. The by-laws call for four, three-year terms. June will mark 12 years of service and the first time a director has term limited since reforms were made in the 1990s.

At the PEC general meeting May 16, board president Emily Pataki read and the board adopted a resolution into the record, expressing “great appreciation and commemoration” on behalf of the directors for Oakley’s time on the board.

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