The Duke Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held Jan. 16, at 7 p.m., at the Duke Community Center. Keynote Speaker will be U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at the Farmers & Merchants Bank, Duke.

With a deadline of Jan. 8, call 580-679-3334 for more information.

Congressman Frank Lucas is a fifth generation Oklahoman whose family has lived and farmed in Oklahoma for over 100 years. Born on January 6, 1960 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Lucas graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1982 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election in 1994, and is currently serving his ninth term as a Member of Congress.

Prior to his service in the U.S. Congress, Lucas served for five and a half years in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, where he tirelessly defended the rights of private property owners and focused on promoting agriculture issues.

Frank proudly represents Oklahoma’s Third Congressional District including all or portions of 32 counties in northern and western Oklahoma, stretching from the Oklahoma

Panhandle to parts of Tulsa, and from Yukon to Altus in the southwest. It takes up almost half the state’s land mass and is one of the largest agricultural regions in the nation. Lucas has been a crusader for the American farmer since being elected to Congress in 1994, as well as, working to protect Oklahoma values.

Frank and his wife Lynda have three children and one grandchild. The Lucas family belongs to the First Baptist Church in Cheyenne.