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Anette interviews long-time public servant, fellow Borgan, and friend, Senator Kel Seliger. Serving as mayor of Amarillo, as a Texas Senator for 17 years so far, and even as president of the Student Council at Borger High School, Kel recently announced he will be stepping down once his term is up.

Kel Seliger was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2004. Senate District 31 spans 37 counties from the Panhandle to the Permian Basin and includes Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, and Big Spring.

Born in Amarillo and raised in Borger, Senator Seliger is a graduate of Borger public schools and Dartmouth College. He spent 35 years in the steel industry.

Senator Seliger currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and sits on the Senate committees for Health & Human Services, Natural Resources & Economic Development, Veteran Affairs & Border Security, and Nominations.

Prior to his election to the Senate, Seliger served four terms as Mayor of Amarillo and as a member of the Amarillo City Commission and the Amarillo Civil Service Commission.

He and his wife, Nancy, reside in Amarillo, and have two sons, Jonathan and Matthew, and a granddaughter, Collins Gray Seliger.