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Florida Membership Update

Sen. Jeff Brandes

To kick things off in 2021, we are announcing the latest addition to our membership. Sen. Jeff Brandes, of Florida, has joined our board.

Sen. Brandes, a Florida native and Army veteran, ran for the Florida House of Representatives in 2010 and won. In 2012, he successfully ran for the Florida Senate and was re-elected in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

According to his website, Sen. Brandes has “made a name for himself as a pragmatic leader that embraces innovative technology and brings creative solutions to the problems facing Tampa Bay. With a particular interest in transportation, Jeff sponsored the bill bringing Google’s autonomous vehicle technology to Florida, where it is currently being tested.”

We look forward to working with Sen. Brandes on our shared interests.

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SSEB Welcomes New Board Member

Today, Representative Debbie Villio joined SSEB’s membership as the House Representative for the state of Louisiana.

Rep. Villio assumed office as Louisiana’s State Representative for District 79 in 2020. According to her biography, her 30 years of experience in public service and law have defined Rep. Villio as a scholarly and skillful professional ready to make a difference in Baton Rouge.

We look forward to working alongside Rep. Villio in pursuit of the common goals of our members.

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60th Annual Board Business Meeting Summary Available Now

The summary from our 60th Annual Board Business Meeting is now available for those who may have missed our virtual event. The introduction to the summary is excerpted below:

The Honorable Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma and the Southern States Energy Board’s (SSEB) Chairman, called the Board’s annual business meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.

Governor Stitt welcomed participants to SSEB’s 60th Annual Board Business Meeting.

He commended the Board’s staff for continuing its progress on current projects and programs despite the hurdles created by the coronavirus pandemic. He further stated, “Energy is our nation’s fuel that powers all we do as a society: our quality of life, public health, the environment, and economic development depend on affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy resources.

Governor Stitt addressed the stifling of businesses involved in or benefitting from fossil fuels and stated that higher energy prices and fewer choices will impact our most distressed communities, which is why SSEB is an “all-of-the-above” organization. He stated that, like SSEB, Oklahoma encourages and supports the responsible production of all energy sources as well as the efficient and safe transportation of these fuels to markets. The governor welcomed new members to the board, and said he looks forward to meeting in person next year. Governor Stitt then handed the meeting over to Rep. Rocky Miller, of Missouri, for the Nominating Committee report.

Full summary