American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

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CO MO\WEAI,TH OF PENNSYLVANIA
IIARIISBURC
ocl N | 2003
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Governor Rend€tt re.endy naoed Russe Reddtng to slc@ed DennrsWotft, tormer
Pennsylvania secreiary ofAgricutrore. prior to his nomi.dtion, r!r. Reddrni was the
Erecutrve oeputy secEtary forAgncuttuE 6nd nowseNes€s tuthg s{.etary whit€ rhe
senate.eviews hls cEdenials for connrmaflon.
asclatrman ofrhe HouEeag4cutture committee, tan pt€.sed b ommenron pus*tl
Redd'ns s qual fcaflons b serve the cotrnonweahh !! sec.ebry of Aqacutrure. ri6 6e
balance ofscholaFhtp, plbtic*Niceadd pr.cticalknow how uniqueitquatify Mr. Reddjnq
to assume this r€sronsibilitv.
A qraduate ofPen. srate, w,rh !ndergraduare.nd graduare degrees In aqa.uttlrc.Fd
academtc5 undersrE.drng or agn.utt!,e sdence and
with over 20 yea6,expsience in stare rnd nanonatqovernment, r, Reddtng atso h.sa
prcfound .omfritment to public seru'.e. Hiswide.rang'n9 undearardhq of,r;ues
conrrcnlnq polcymake4 ncudes@mmuntty a.d qonom,c devetoprent, nutneFt
management, ra.mland p.€seNation, thefederatFarm Ai , and coo insurance.
Pe'haps m6t rmportant. Mr. Re.d'nC Orcw up on a pennsyrvan,a rarm a.d t.re, operared a
o!ry rarm. As i.rmeE srruggre to inceare p.oducnonr dennt new markers.nd comov
wtrh envrbnme.E/ mandates, Mr. Redd'no undeEtanos rhe chalenqe fame.s fa@ a;d wrl
qncutture in th€ p!btic interesr.
I€m Drea*d ro h ghty recommend pusser, Redd,ng fo, lhis posrr,on, and am .va,tabte to
ion pe6on€ly at vou' ftueri.
Agrlculture and Rural Affal6 Cohmittee