Gene Harrington joined BIO as Director of State Advocacy and State Government Affairs for Food and Agriculture in 2015. He previously served as Vice President of Government Affairs of the National Pest Management Association. [node:read-more:link]

Senator Hansell is serving in his second term in the state legislature. His district is rural and is the third largest in Oregon, the size of the State of Maryland. Previously, Senator Hansell served as a Umatilla County Commissioner, being elected to eight consecutive terms. Hansell was born and raised in Athena where his family has farmed for four generations. [node:read-more:link]

Haney is Executive Director of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. Haney has 30 years’ domestic and international management and marketing experience promoting Canadian products and services. He managed the Canada Beef Export Federation for 20 years, and previously served on the board of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance. [node:read-more:link]

Representative Hammond has been a member of the Illinois General Assembly since 2010. She serves as co-chair of the CSG-Midwest Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and is a member of the SARL Board. [node:read-more:link]

Senator Guthrie runs a cow-calf operation on 1000 acres, and owns and operates a grocery store. He served one term in the House in 2010 and has been a senator since 2012. [node:read-more:link]

Jim Gray serves as the Executive Director for the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data. Jim has more than three and a half decades of experience dealing with production ag, regulatory and stewardship issues. Jim served as the Founding Director of Heartland Plant Innovations, the Center of Excellence for Wheat Technology in Kansas. Jim is a veteran of Asgrow, DuPont, Bayer CropScience, Aventis Crop Science and Rhône-Poulenc.   [node:read-more:link]

Goodin called “the hardest-working representative at the Statehouse, was first elected in 2000. With a doctorate in education from Indiana University, he is the superintendent of Crothersville Community Schools and raises beef cattle on the family farm. He serves as Chair of the Indiana Rural Caucus. [node:read-more:link]

Representative González is serving her fourth term in the House and Vice Chair for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Secretary of the House Border Caucus, and Chair of the House LGBTQ Caucus. She was elected to serve as is the Vice Chair of the national Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs. She is pursuing her Doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction- Cultural Studies in Education. [node:read-more:link]

First elected in 2010, Glick serves as Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. An attorney in private practice, Glick has previously served as LaGrange County Prosecuting Attorney and legal counsel for several towns [node:read-more:link]

Senator Gabbard was first elected in 2006 and serves as chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Environment. Besides his extensive experience as a teacher, counselor, headmaster of a private school, college administrator, restaurant owner, and tennis pro, Mike is an accomplished musician/songwriter. He is also the only SARL member with a daughter in congress that is running for president. [node:read-more:link]