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Clip Lamb, age 45, was elected
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From He previously served in the
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2004 to 2011. Before elected
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cial Agent with the United
States Secret Service. He
graduated from Enid High
School, received his bach-
elors degree from Oklahoma
State University, and his Ju-
ris Doctorate from Oklahoma
City Universitys School of
Law.
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local lawmakers Rep. Mike
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security detail.
Around two weeks ago he
announced a statewide panel
of manufacturers and fabrica-
tors to serve on an advisory
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tion. He noted that the state
has never had a detailed plan
on how to diversify.
Lamb said the state would
need to look at its assets and
liabilities. He said the state's
population of around four
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Taiwan as just one example
of a country the state could
expand into.
Lamb will be facing a
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for the 2018 election. Other
Republicans include Okla-
homa City Mayor Mick
Cornett, State Auditor and
Inspector Gary Jones, for-
mer state representative Dan
Fisher, former U.S. Attorney
for the Eastern District of
Oklahoma Gary Richard-
son and businessman Kevin
Stitt. On the Democratic side
former Oklahoma Attorney
General Drew Edmondson,
House Minority Leader Scott
Inman and former Oklahoma
state senator Connie Johnson
have announced their candi-
dacy. Other candidates who
have announced are libertar-
ian candidates Rex Lawhorn,
Joseph Maldonado and Chris
Powell.
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Johnston County Capital-Democrat
Southeastern Democrats
plan picnic at Lake Texoma
Swimming, singing, eat-
ing, and politicking all to-
gether! is how Southeastern
Oklahoma Democrats are de-
scribing an upcoming event.
Democrats from Bryan,
Marshall, and other south-
eastern counties are gearing
up for a late-summer picnic
at Lake Texoma on Saturday,
Sept. 16.
The picnic will be held
at Bens Campground on
Texoma Parks Catfish Bay.
The eating, singing, and poli-
ticking will be at Pavilion 8
from noon until 2 p.m.
st Participants may come
earlier and stay later to enjoy
other lakeside activities like
swimming and sunbathing.
The Bryan County Demo-
cratic Party and the Bryan
County Federation of Demo-
O cratic Women are sponsor-
ing the potluck event, and
other Southeastern Oklahoma
Counties have been invited.
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The project is an effort
of the County Democratic
Partys Events and Funds Ac-
tion Team headed by Ronda
DeCaire.
Earlier in the year, then-
State Chairman Mark Ham-
mons circulated a description
of Bryan Countys restruc-
turing as a model for other
counties.
Democratic candidates
for the office of Oklahoma
Governor will be among the
picnickers and will give brief
campaign talks.
The candidates who have
committed are Scott Inman,
House Minority Leader, in his
final term as Representative,
and Connie Johnson, former
State Senator.
Drew Edmondson, the
former Oklahoma Attorney
General, had not committed
at press time.
Among the days other
activities will be perform-
ances by one or two Oklahoma
singers. At press time, Joey
Todd is committed; and Lisa
Wilkinson, who is in charge of
entertainment for the picnic, is
negotiating with others.
Of Todd, Wilkinson says,
Joey is a singer songwriter
in the rock/blues genre. His
latest release is Before They
Dropped the Bombs, and a
\new album will be out soon.
My Name Is Shame and
Six Gun Hands are earlier
recordings.
The picnic at Bens Cam-
pground on Catfish Bay is a
potluck event, and all Okla-
homa Democrats and think-
ing-about-it Democrats are
invited.
Lunch will be served
from noon until 2 p.m., but
participants may come earlier
and stay later for swimming
and sunbathing.
The event will run from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.