Western Growers has endorsed Rep. Jim Costa’s, D-Calif., in his campaign to be ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee.
“We urge Rep. Jim Costa’s colleagues to select him as ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee for the 119th Congress,” Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia said in a news release. “ A third-generation San Joaquin Valley farmer, Rep. Costa has faithfully represented the interests of production agriculture and rural America for two decades.”
Puglia said Costa has been a champion of specialty crop producers for the last four farm bills.
“He has served as a conference negotiator, working across the aisle to find common ground and enact bipartisan, robust agriculture policy,” he said. “Having served on the House Agriculture Committee since his first day in office, Rep. Costa has been chair and ranking member of numerous subcommittees, bringing the type of seasoned leadership required to get the next farm bill done.”
