American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

THE LANCASTER
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Honodble Mike BNbato, choir
Aedoltue dd Rual Afai$ Comittee
Hmisburg ?A 17120-3036
I wire 10 you today to sh@ ny suppon fo. Govedor Ed Rddell s noFimtion of
R$sell Redd'nc for P.m"J l@k \.cddy ol agncd@ vr' Reddins is d comined
publ'c seddr *ho hd spd the pas rs yd. he'pmg lead lhe Pedctl\dia DeP&'ltr'tu_
of Asicuhr, tud thqe is no b€ri.r p.son to r!id. rhis agencv
Ar Sec@ry. v-. Reddincb nC" siJr bim msig5l on pJodKior osncllrm ro$mer
.ssues, theoNdtror olod tuhral resoues dgncrntul educa.ior ndel
developmat, ubd aercultml inilialives ed the nMes of rutl Pmsvlv@ia In
additioa Mr. Reddins wodd be a hug€ as.t to PeDs9vaia s ou aSnculne
se.'eu4 becau'eol hiserhlnee\penene'nuorlingnind\.Fesblehol&rgoup'
on eqo;. sk dd turronal b:ues Pffcvlvdir's unique g@8Bph) ad e\Gsi\ e
er requre a ,odd sho worl both here ar home dd b')ond ou
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I belk'e Mr. Redd$s ii+e leader {hocddo Uris
I hav€ knoM Mr. Reddins sine 1998 md continu b be inpr.$ed sith his knowledge
of dd oImilnent to agr;dtuF. He is Fof6sioml md also approa.hable in his public
I dL for \ our suoDd ro conlim Russell ReddinE d ou! n.{ SecrcuD ol AgflcullG so
du he ud $e d;pahenr ce @nr'nue ther good worl w'rhalireume ore\pen'ne
in asrioltw, begimilg on his fmily's fm in Adds coutv md including his lasl l5
yeas of sfli€ to the PeNylvmia Departnd of Agricultw' thqe is no noE
;xpen6ced, loowl€dgeable or dedicated l@d.r in agriculture lodav. gis lead$hip in
ihe$ challdsus tin€s is ciiictl, s is you supPon of Pemvlv{ia sgnc'rltuF'
Thanl you for you $lporl of Mr' Redding ad lor vour elfoils in Hmisbug md locallv
AgricuLl$e S.ni*s Mmag(
fte Lddter Chuber of Colm@ & Ldulrt
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