Enid, Oklahoma
Mike Cooper
City of Enid military liaison and chair of the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission.
Offices and candidacies
- Sept. 9, 2026 Said Vance and the Department of the Air Force were briefed on Project Thunderbird but no agreements or memorandums of understanding exist, as reported by The Oklahoman. (Oklahoma Energy Today (citing The Oklahoman), “Massive data center campus unveiled for Enid”, Sept. 9, 2026)
- Sept. 8, 2026 Told KOKH the military is under a directive to have an off-grid power option by 2030; KOKH identified him as executive director of the Vance Development Authority. (KOKH Fox 25, “Project Thunderbird data center proposal, promises 600 jobs and self-generated power”, Sept. 8, 2026)