The House Agriculture Committee membership has been set for the 113th Congress. The leadership will remain the same with Congressmen Frank Lucas (R-OK) serving as chairman and Collin Peterson (D-MN) serving as ranking member.

P. Scott Shearer, Vice President

January 14, 2013

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House Ag Committee Membership Named

The House Agriculture Committee membership has been set for the 113th Congress. The leadership will remain the same with Congressmen Frank Lucas (R-OK) serving as chairman and Collin Peterson (D-MN) serving as ranking member. The turnover on the committee continues with over 40% of the committee being new. The Republican committee membership includes Frank Lucas (OK), chairman, Bob Goodlatte, (VA), Steve King (IA), Randy Neugebauer (TX), Mike Rogers (AL), K. Michael Conaway (TX), Glenn Thompson (PA), Bob Gibbs (OH), Austin Scott (GA), Scott Tipton (CO), Steve Southerland (FL), Rick Crawford (AR), Martha Roby (AL), Scott DesJarlais (TN), Chris Gibson (NY), Vicky Hartzler (MO), Reid Ribble (WI), Kristi Noem (SD), Dan Benishek, (MI), Jeff Denham, (CA), Doug LaMalfa (CA), Richard Hudson (NC), Rodney Davis (IL), Chris Collins (NY), and Ted Yoho (FL). The Democratic committee representatives include Collin Peterson (MN), ranking member, Mike McIntyre (NC), David Scott (GA), Jim Costa (CA), Tim Walz (MN), Kurt Schrader (OR), Marcia Fudge (OH), Jim McGovern (MA), Suzan DelBene (WA), Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA), Filemon Vela (TX), Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM), Ann Kuster (NH), Rick Nolan (MN), Pete Gallego (TX), William Eynart (IL), Juan Vargas (CA), Cheri Bustos (IL), and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY).

About the Author(s)

P. Scott Shearer

Vice President, Bockorny Group, Inc.

Scott Shearer is vice president of the Bockorny Group Inc., a leading bipartisan government affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C. With more than 30 years experience in government and corporate relations in state and national arenas, he is recognized as a leader in agricultural trade issues, having served as co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for U.S.-China Trade and co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for Trade Promotion Authority. Scott was instrumental in the passage of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations and TPA. He is past chairman of the USDA-USTR Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products and was a member of the USAID Food Security Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Bockorny Group, Scott served as director of national relations for Farmland Industries Inc., as well as USDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (1993-96), serving as liaison for the Secretary of Agriculture and the USDA to Congress.

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