Reese graduated with an associate"s degree in drafting and design from the community college Northern Oklahoma College at Tonkawa in Kay County. He procured a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering technology from Oklahoma State University at Stillwater. Reese also attended the United States Department of Agriculture Supervisory Academy at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University in College Station, Texas.
James Lee "Jim" Reese (born c 1957) is a farmer, businessman and politician from the United States. state of Oklahoma. Appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin as Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, Reese was sworn into office on January 10, 2011. He also acts as Fallin"s chief advisor on policy development and implementation related to agriculture, food, and forestry.
Reese serves concurrently in Oklahoma City as the commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture.
Reared on a wheat and dairy farm, Reese and has maintained since 1978 his own farming enterprise at Nardin near Blackwell, Oklahoma. In 1986, he was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, which he served from 1987 to 2001.
Reese retired from the state legislature when he was selected to serve as the Oklahoma State Executive Director for the United States Department of Agriculture (United States Department of Agriculture), Farm Service Agency under the administration of United States. President George West. Bush. As executive director, Reese delivered federal agriculture programs to Oklahoma farmers and ranchers through more than 60 county offices across the state.
Reese served in that position for eight years.
In 2008, Oklahoma House Speaker Chris Benge selected and appointed him as his Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the House. Secretary Reese is a long agricultural and rural advocate and feels that Oklahoma agriculture is a vital part of Oklahoma"s economy. Reese has been married to Margaret Lynn Lobmeyer Reese since 1985 and has four children.
Joanna (born 1986), Drew (born 1987), Lainey (born 1989) and Spencer (born 1992).
On November 15, 2010, newly elected Governor Mary Fallin announced the selection of Reese as her Secretary of Agriculture. Reese was sworn in as the 4th Secretary of Agriculture on January 10, 2011, following Fallin"s inauguration.
Fallin also appointed Reese to serve concurrently as the Commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture.
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