The State Ag and Rural Leaders group was formed as a 501 c(3) non-profit in 2006 at the 5th Annual Legislative Ag Chairs Summit in Tempe, Arizona.
The first Legislative Ag Chairs Summit was in Dallas in 2002.
articles of incorporation | Most recent federal 990 form
2018-2020 Officers
President
Senator Brent Jackson, North Carolina
1st Vice President
Representative Norine Hammond, Illinois
2nd Vice President
Senator Carolyn McGinn, Kansas
Treasurer
Representative Kevin Ryan, Connecticut
Secretary
MLA Toby Barrett, Ontario
Executive Secretary
Sarah Blood
sarah@sarl.us
Legislative Board:
Representative Tom Dent, Washington
Senator Jean Leising, Indiana
Assemblymember Devon Mathis, California
Representative John Patterson, Ohio
Senator Annette Sweeney, Iowa
Representative Brad Witt, Oregon
Private Board:
Don Brown, Cargill
Marlo Calico, International Fairs and Expositions
MacKenzie Ledet, Rural Jobs Coalition
Nick TIndall, AEM
Past Presidents:
Representative Steve Kulik, Massachusetts
Senator Larry Rhoden, South Dakota,
Senator Bill Heath, Georgia,
Senator David Johnson, Iowa,
Doug Jones, Idaho
Treasurer Emeritus
Representative Wes Belter, ND