Don’t miss your chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Lamar EC
Imagine it: You meet up in Austin with 150 other teens from across rural Texas and then fly to Washington, D.C., for a fun-filled week of adventure and inspiration that includes meeting congressional leaders, visiting national monuments and historic sites, touring Smithsonian Institution museums, going on a boat cruise on the Potomac River, and rallying with more than 1,900 fellow students for a day of stirring leadership speakers—all without having to spend a dime of your own money.
If that sounds like a trip you don’t want to miss, now is your chance. Lamar Electric Cooperative is now accepting applications for the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, June 14-21, 2026.
Youth Tour is a youth leadership program sponsored by Lamar Electric Coop and organized by Texas Electric Cooperatives and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. For more than 50 years, electric cooperatives across the state and nation have been sending young adults on this action-packed, all-expenses-paid trip to the nation’s capital. And every year students return saying that it’s nothing short of a trip of a lifetime.
For your shot at winning a spot on Youth Tour, apply now for Lamar EC’s contest. To apply, submit an application and essay to be judged by Lamar Electric’s employees. This year’s contest topic is: What are the differences between an electric cooperation and investor-owned utility?
Applications must arrive at Lamar EC by Friday, January 30, 2026. They can be submitted by email to cameron@lamarelectric.coop
For more information about Youth Tour, visit YouthTour.org and TexasYouthTour.com or contact Cameron Ashton at 903-784-4919 or cameron@lamarelectric.coop.
