Benge Adds Former Rep. Jim Reese To Staff
House Speaker Chris Benge has hired former State Rep. Jim Reese from Nardin as a staff member.
Reese, (left in photo taken during a USDA presentation honoring a Dust Bowl veteran) presently executive director of the USDA-Farm Service Agency in Stillwater, will be a policy adviser.
He was appointed to the USDA post by the Bush Administration in 2001. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986 and served until May 2001 when he was appointed to his current position.
He served as First Assistant Minority Leader for 5 years.
He received the Farm Bureau Meritorious Service Award, the Farmers Union Outstanding Service Award, and was a strong advocate for agriculture and rural life in the House.
Reese was a member of Class IX of Leadership Oklahoma and served on the Leadership Oklahoma Board of Directors. He received the second ever Good Neighbor Award from Kay Electric Cooperative.
Reese, (left in photo taken during a USDA presentation honoring a Dust Bowl veteran) presently executive director of the USDA-Farm Service Agency in Stillwater, will be a policy adviser.
He was appointed to the USDA post by the Bush Administration in 2001. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986 and served until May 2001 when he was appointed to his current position.
He served as First Assistant Minority Leader for 5 years.
He received the Farm Bureau Meritorious Service Award, the Farmers Union Outstanding Service Award, and was a strong advocate for agriculture and rural life in the House.
Reese was a member of Class IX of Leadership Oklahoma and served on the Leadership Oklahoma Board of Directors. He received the second ever Good Neighbor Award from Kay Electric Cooperative.
Labels: Chris Benge, Jim Reese
posted by Mike McCarville @ 9:46 PM
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