Rep. Dennis Johnson of Duncan will join the Southern Growth Policies Board. Formed in 1971, the SGPB is supported by 13 states - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia - and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The mission of the non-partisan public policy think tank is to develop economic advancement policies via communication and partnership between the governors and legislators, business and academic leaders and communities across the region and is devoted to creating the highest possible quality of life for Southerners and the economy of the South in general.