Leising named chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture

State Sen. Jean Leising will chair senate agriculture committee.
State Sen. Jean Leising will chair senate agriculture committee.

INDIANAPOLIS – State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) has been appointed the chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources for the upcoming General Assembly.

“I am honored and excited to take on these new leadership positions,” Leising said.  “My experience in owning and operating a farm provides a useful perspective and gives Indiana’s farmers a strong voice at the Statehouse.”

The 2015 legislative session ceremonially began Tuesday, Nov. 18, with Organization Day. Legislators will reconvene early January, and by law must conclude by April 29.