Indianapolis, In. — Republican senator from Oldenburg Jean Leising has been elected to serve on the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Board of Directors.
Leising was one of only two legislators elected to the board by ballot during the 2018 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit. The summit gives elected state and provincial officials with an interest in agriculture and rural communities a chance to work together, network, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships. Eight people were nominated for the two vacancies.
“It is an honor to join this group of national agriculture and rural leaders,” Leising said. “As a farmer and resident of a rural area, I understand the concerns our communities have, and am ready to work with this group and help provide solutions to agriculture and rural policy issues.”
Leising is one of more than 200 legislators across the United States and Canada who attended the summit, including Republican Indiana senator Sue Glick, Democrat state representative Terry Goodin and Republicans Doug Gutwein and Don Lehe.
During the summit, Leising attended a millennial focus group, where she listened to Middle America consumers respond to questions about food, agriculture and technology, as well as meetings where she learned about laws regulating pet ownership, ways to revitalize rural schools, and hemp production and marketing efforts in Canada and Kentucky.
“This summit updated hundreds of legislators on a variety of agriculture and rural topics,” Leising said. “As chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, I am pleased to have this new information, as our state might address similar issues in the future.”
