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Jim Guthrie

Senator
Idaho Senate

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]

James Gray

Executive Director
2,4-D Research Task Force

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]

Terry Goodin

Representative
Indiana House of Representaives

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]

Mary Gonzalez

Representative
Texas House of Representatives

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]

Susan Glick

Senator
Indiana Senate

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]

Mike Gabbard

Senator
Hawaii Senate

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]

Jason Frerichs

Senator
South Dakota Senate

Jason Frerichs served in the House from 2008-2010, where he was the minority whip. From 2010-2018, he served in the state senate, becoming minority leader. Frerichs owns and works on the family farm and has been a vocational agriculture teacher. [node:read-more:link]

Eddie Fields

Senator
Oklahoma Senate

A third generation Osage County (OK) cattle rancher, Senator Fields served from 2010-2018. He is the SARL Vice President. [node:read-more:link]

Ralph Eichler

Minister
Department of Agriculture

Ralph Eichler was first elected as the MLA in 2003. In 2016, he was sworn in as Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture. Ralph is the former owner and operator of Prairie Farm and Ranch Supply, and currently owns Ray’s Auction Service. He has been a board member of SARL for more than a decade. [node:read-more:link]

John Edwards

Representative
Rhode Island House of Representatives

John G. Edwards was first elected to the Rhode Island House in November 2008, where he serves as the House majority whip. He works as project manager for Carlin Construction Company. [node:read-more:link]

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