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Meet the candidates Deciding votes to be cast during general election at annual meeting


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ive individuals are set to vie for three spots on the Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative board during upcoming trustee elections. Elec-


tions will take place at the Grove Civic Center during the cooperative’s 75th annual meeting on Saturday, September 21. In addition to three incumbent trustees, two


challengers emerged following this year’s round of dis- trict meetings held during the month of July. Following is a brief profi le of each of the fi ve candidates.


Benny Seabourn (District 2 incumbent)


A lifelong resident of north- east Oklahoma, Seabourn and wife Nancy live in rural Fairland. Between the two of them, they have six children, ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Seabourn graduated


from Grove High School in


1966 before attending Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami. He graduated from NEO in ‘68 and ven- tured off to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and completed his bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration in ‘70. He logged six years of active duty in the National Guard, began his career as an accountant in November of 1970. He spent seven years working for larger fi rms before venturing out on his own. A self-employed tax professional for the past 36


years, Seabourn is a member of the Oklahoma Society of Enrolled Agents and is past-president of the Okla- homa Association of Tax Professionals. As an enrolled agent, he is licensed by the U.S. Treasury to practice in all 50 states in front of the Internal Revenue Service. Seabourn joined the board 36 years ago—on


August 15, 1977—making him the second-longest tenured member of the Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative board of trustees. He currently serves as the secretary-treasurer of the board and has 43 years of NEOEC patronage.


12 - Northeast Connection Seabourn is a member of Christ Church in Fair- land.


Ronnie Lane (District 2 challenger)


Ronnie Lane and wife Shir- ley are Fairland residents and have 36 years of cooperative patronage. T ey have two daughters and three grand- children. Aſt er graduating high


school at Vinita, Lane en- listed in the Air Force, where he served as an aircraſt mechanic. He completed aircraſt mechanics, commu- nications engineering and college courses during his military service. Aſt er military service, Lane worked for Public


Service Company for a time before returning to school to study the industrial and residential electrician trade. He rejoined the workforce at Northeast Okla- homa Electric Cooperative where he worked as both a serviceman and foreman in the line department before retiring in 2007. He also retired from the Air National Guard as chief of quality assurance for a communica- tions squadron. Lane is a member of the Grove Church of Christ,


Grove Citizens Police Academy and Grove Civil Air Patrol. He has served as both president and vice-presi- dent of Grove Citizens Police Academy Alumni Asso- ciation. Lane has received commendations from the Air


Force and reserves, including NCO of the Quarter awards, a Vietnam TET Medal, and an Oklahoma Commendation Medal. He is a classic car enthusiast and garnered numerous awards for his entries from classic and antique car shows.


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