Enid, Oklahoma
Chad Dillingham
Co-managing member of Plainsmen Holdings, the developer of Project Thunderbird; Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation commissioner; co-owner of Dillingham Insurance.
In the records
- The 2020 state biography also listed him as a regent of Northern Oklahoma College, a trustee of The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma, a past chair of the Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce, and a promoter of two Enid Public Schools bond issues totaling more than $190 million. (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, “Insurance exec Chad Dillingham picked for Wildlife Commission as John Groendyke steps down”, Feb. 17, 2020)
- The Wildlife Conservation Commission's work has no stated role in Project Thunderbird; no record found ties the commission to the project.
- Federal contributions found are from 1998-2004 (secondary data) and are not shown until checked against FEC records; Oklahoma contributions not yet checked.
Offices and candidacies
- Sept. 8, 2026 Named co-managing member of Plainsmen Holdings, LLC; quoted in the announcement and in coverage as a project spokesman. (Plainsmen Holdings, LLC, “Enid Natives Unveil Project Thunderbird (press release)”, Sept. 8, 2026)
- Feb. 17, 2020 Picked by Gov. Kevin Stitt for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, District 8, succeeding John Groendyke, for an eight-year term from July 2020; approved by the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee April 29, 2020. (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, “Insurance exec Chad Dillingham picked for Wildlife Commission as John Groendyke steps down”, Feb. 17, 2020)