Welcome!
The Convenience Distributors of Oklahoma (CDO) was formed in 1941 to represent the interests of wholesalers, manufacturers and brokers involved in the distribution of convenience products.
Typical products purchased and sold by convenience distributors include candy, tobacco, snacks, beverages, health and beauty care items, general merchandise, foodservice and groceries.
CDO Welcomes John Michael Montgomery as our new Executive Director.
John Michael is an experienced public servant, economic development executive, and investment advisor with over a decade of leadership in legislative policy, financial strategy, and international community engagement. He is a former Oklahoma State Senator and State Representative with a strong record of bipartisan policy achievements in health care, insurance, economic resilience, and corporate modernization. He has demonstrated success in public-private partnerships, international diplomacy, and institutional reform, and is adept at aligning complex regulatory environments with strategic growth initiatives.
John Michael holds a Master of Arts in Global Economics and Development and a Bachelor of Arts in International and Area Studies from the University of Oklahoma.
He was elected to the Oklahoma State House of Representatives in November 2014 and to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2018, where he served until August 2023. During his tenure, he served as Chair of the Retirement and Insurance Committee and as Vice Chair of Health and Human Services Appropriations in the Senate. He also served as Vice Chair of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.
We look forward to working with John Michael as we revitalize and reinvent our association. Please join us in welcoming him to the team.
Legislative Advocacy: contact your legislators
The CDO team monitors legislation and events at the Capitol to protect the interests of convenience product wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors.
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Who We Are
The Convenience Distributors of Oklahoma (CDO) is a statewide trade association that has represented the wholesale distributors of Oklahoma for 75 years. More than 92 percent of the member wholesale houses are small, family-owned businesses serving their own and neighboring communities in Oklahoma and surrounding states.
In the early days of the association, wholesalers sold primary tobacco and candy products. Today they are widely diversified, offering products such as: dry, refrigerated and frozen groceries; beverages; snack foods; institutional foods; paper products; health and beauty care products; automotive products; and cleaning supplies.
What We Do
Tobacco distributors act as tax collectors for the state of Oklahoma. By affixing the tax stamps, we purchase from the state, to the packages of cigarettes and other tobacco products we sell to the retailer, we collect the excise tax for the state.
The Convenience Distributors of Oklahoma actively monitors legislation at the state capitol, primarily focusing on business issues.
The CDO is actively involved in supporting efforts to prevent youth from purchasing tobacco products.
If you would like to join CDO, click here to submit your application
Contact CDO
P.O. Box 32457
Edmond, OK 73003
580-695-7414
Email, John Michael Montgomery, Executive Director