American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

Horolabl€ Mik Brobater, chan
Agncute dd Rual A{faiB Comitt e
Hdisburg, PA 1712G3036
I wit€ to yru today io sn@ my suppon for Covehor Ed Rendelt's nomi@iion of Rusll Reddins for
Pemsylvmia Sed€tdy ol AgriculnE, Mr. Ibdding is a @mift€d public sedt who b6 spenl tbe pasl
l5 yed helping lead {E Pmsylvdia Depdtnenl ofAsncultu€, md rh€e is no ben€r peson to Suide
Mr. ReddinC. s Secrc1dry. woutl bling a vat amy of exp*iencd ed tnowledge ro the posiiion, Eis
insielt on pod@tion asrict lw, oNUm iss@, lne consflation ofou natr@l ssoures, agricultuFl
educatiol mket d€velopmnt, uban agricultnal initiaiives od the nmccs of tud Ptusylvmia would
cerrainly be invaluable to lhe ClEnonweallh ofP€msylvtuia. Pmsylvdia s diqe g6glaphy md
exteNiye agdcuhual divdily requirc a leadd who @ vork both h€r€ ai hone dd beyond ou stalet
bordd md I beliqe Mr. R€dding is de lead.r who @ do th*,
I have pe*ondly int€mct€d wilh Mr. R.ddlng threugJr the Depanhent ofAg.iculture thftughout the p4t
l0yees. E€ ha csisted with dd desi8ned mdy progrds desisned io €ducale Pemsylvmia,s Youtn
aboul the inponmce ofegriculture, bsiness, l€ad€ship ed ceer sece$ thrcusl moy ore&iations.
His eflice to tle Pemylmil FFA Associalion, Pemsylvmia 4-H, Mid Atlelic AUie@ of
Coopernives Youlh Smer bstitule ed P€msylvdia Youg Fh€n has b€n ireplaceable. In
additio4 uder the crent md $e pst adninisrration, Mr. Reddins ms instnm.hlal in pNvidi.g
i.temships ed appr€nliceships lo yomg college studats rhrough the depan,adt 10 osist th€n in sai.ins
6sdtial cdeer expqi€nce rh.y cm in im @ io bend sese our indulrry.
I ast for you suppon to @nlim Rusell Redding s ow next S4@rary of AsicuhG, $ rhat he md &e
D€pdrtndt cd conline lheir good work. Wilir a lifeline of qpoience in agricultre, begrming on his
$nily's fam in Adds County ud includins his lst t 5 yed ol sryice to rhe ?emylvdia DeDarrnenr
of Asriculm. $crc 's
no (oR e\pmenced,lnowledceable o! dal'cdl:d ledder in esriculue bdij H's
lsddhip ih lhse chalhnging iins h ditical, d is you suppoa of Pemsylvdia aericulrue.
Tltnt you 'o' you tuppon of Mr Reddi0g md for you effoN in Hdrisbus sd l@ally 10 lead
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