District 2
Randy Roberts is the incumbent director for District 2. He has served on the board since 1989. Roberts makes it a high priority to stay informed of the needs of his district, which includes REMC service territory in Washington and Crawford Counties.
Roberts lives north of Campbellsburg and is a lifetime resident of Washington County. He has three adult children — Landon (Lauren) Roberts, Adrienne (Cory) Baker, and Paige (Justin) Holsapple. Roberts has six grandchildren. He attended Purdue University, where he studied general agriculture and animal husbandry. He is part owner in a fifth-generation farming enterprise with his brother, Rick, and son, Landon. The business includes a commercial cow/calf herd, freezer beef, hay production, and a grain operation consisting of corn and soybeans.
Roberts is a member of the Washington County Cattlemen’s Association as well as the state and national organizations. He is also a member of the Brown Township Advisory Board, Cavetown Cemetery board, and a director at the Indiana Beef Evaluation Program. He is actively involved as a member of the Sugar Creek Christian Church. Roberts enjoys spending time with his grandkids and attending their sporting events.
District 4
Brett Busick is the incumbent director for District 4. Busick is a lifelong resident of Orange County, a 1985 graduate of Orleans High School, and a two-year student at Indiana State University. He and his wife, Lori, reside on the west side of Orleans. They have three sons, Parker (Laine) Busick, Patton (Weslie) Busick, and Will Busick, and five grandchildren. Busick has been in the independent insurance industry for 35 years. He owned Busick Insurance Agency until 2022 and sold their business to Hoosier Hills Insurance Agency, where he and his wife still work. Busick and his son, Patton, own Busick Contracting, LLC. He is a member of the Orleans United Methodist Church and Orleans Lodge#153. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, golfing, and raising Angus cattle for freezer beef. Busick places a priority on his interaction with Orange County REMC’s members and employees.
Thomas Lamb is seeking election to represent District 4. He is a lifelong resident of Orange County. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three sons — Ramsey, Vincent, and Garrett. Garrett and his wife Shelby, are expecting their first child in August.
Lamb is senior vice president at Mid-Southern Savings Bank and brings 34 years of financial experience to his candidacy. Driven by a strong sense of responsibility to his community, he currently serves in various leadership roles including Orleans Chamber of Commerce president, Orange County Economic Development Board, and Masonic Lodge #153 finance committee. Past services include Orange County Commissioner for 12 years, leadership on various boards including Orange County Finance Committee, Orange County Solid Waste, Habitat for Humanity, Indiana Region 15, and Patoka Lake Regional Water. He is a member of Orleans Christian Church and is passionate about serving the community. He hopes to ensure the best interests of the REMC members and employees and humbly asks for the members’ support in the 2025 Board of Directors election.
District 7
George Key is the incumbent director for District 7. He has served on the Orange County REMC Board of Directors since 2010. He earned his certification as a Credentialed Cooperative Director from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in his first term in office. In January 2023, he earned his Board Leadership Certification from NRECA. In November of that year, he completed the program and received NRECA’s Director Gold certification. He will continue his education taking classes every two years to keep his Director Gold certification current.
Key is a lifelong resident of Orange County, a graduate of Paoli Jr.-Sr. High School, and has been a member of the cooperative since 1982. He and wife, Charlotte, a retired elementary school teacher, have two adult sons, two daughters-in-law and three granddaughters. His son, John (Ashley), is a gold-certified Stihl technician employed with Wright Brothers in Corydon. Son Aaron (Karson) and is an algebra teacher at Paoli High School where he also coaches the boys’ JV basketball team.
Ordained in 2005, Key has pastored Little Mission Church since August 2004. He has been a contracted school bus driver for Paoli Schools for 40 years. He, his wife, his mother, and sons also run the family farm raising beef cattle, alfalfa hay, wheat, corn, and soybeans. Key has been the Republican precinct committeeman for Southeast Township for over 20 years. He was also recently elected to serve on the Orange County Council.
Key, always interested in helping others, sees serving on the board as an opportunity to help and serve — not only members in District 7, but all members across the REMC service territory.
