American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

septdbn 24, 2009
Homhble Mike Brubater Ch&r
AgriculiE md R@l AlIais Comniltee
I wiie 10 you loday lo she my support for Covmor Ed Rendell's nonimtion ol
Rusell Redding fd PeDsylveia Secrelary of Alricultw. Mr. Redding is a omitted
public sel€r who hs spot the pdl 15 yds h.lpins lead the P€msylYeia Depdrnat
of AsrialtN, ed thee is no b€ter peFon to gnid€ this agency.
As Se@tarr, Mr. Redding bnnes with nim isighl otr pN.dElion agricrbs, @ffmd
issu€s, tbe consNalion ofou nalurl rceucs, asriculud edncation, ndket
dev€lopn€nt ubd sgri.ultud iniliaiiv* md the nudcs ofrunl Pemylvdia. Io
addiiion, Mr. Reddins would be ! huge ad io P.msylvdir s ou Agicullft
Serct{y b€€ue ofhis qlensive exF idce in working with divre st leholtlet grcups
on @gion l, st6t md mtioml iscs. Pemsyl6ia\ unique gbenphy dd .rsaive
agricullul diveFry rcquiE a leader sho cm wolk boih h@ al home ed beyond ou
siate's bordes dd I believe Mr. Redding is tn€ ledd {ho c& do lhis.
Allhough I beli.ve Mi, ReddirS's onnmadon is, 6 folk say a No Bhine.". I don i
wet 10 ssMe il will b. autonalic {d not rcsister ny spPorl. I have hld bolh th.
opporimig dd the privil€8€ of mrkins wnh Russell duihg his r€te in Hmisbus
findihg him anendve, knowledgesble, ed f6ir, Cenainly I krov of no on€ nor qu.lilied
or morc expdenced to seFe 1n€ Comonw€ld 6 S@rctary of Aeiculnft.
I sk for you sutpon lo confim Rusell Redding s ou Ext Sd€ta.y ol aSrrcultue, e
that he od the D€panmst €e continue their sood work- With a liGtime of.xpen€nce
in aericulture, begiming on his fuily's fan in Adm Couly fld including his ls1 l5
yeds of swi@ io th. P.msylveia Depanm€nt of Agncnltuq fie@ is no norc
erperienced, tnowledgeable or dedicaled l€ader in agricullE loday. His leadeBhip ir
6ese challoging limes is cndcal. s is you suppon o{ Pmylvoia agricullre'
TlDrt you lor you support ofMr Redding md for you €florts in Eaisbug md l@auv
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