Jan 18, 2019House Ag Committee announces 26 Democratic members
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) on Friday, Jan. 18, welcomed the new and returning members of the committee for the 116th Congress.
“This is a strong roster for the Ag Committee and I’m looking forward to tackling the challenges that our farmers and ranchers, rural communities and working families face,” said Peterson. “We have a good cross-section of the diversity of crops grown in this country and the regions that grow them, as well as great representation of the variety of issues of jurisdiction on the committee.”
The 26 Democratic Congressmen on the Committee for the 116th Congress are, by seniority (* — new to committee) are:
- Collin Peterson, Minnesota, Chairman
- David Scott, Georgia
- Jim Costa, California
- Marcia Fudge, Ohio
- Jim McGovern, Massachusetts
- Filemon Vela, Texas
- Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Abigail Spanberger, Virginia*
- Jahana Hayes, Connecticut
- Antonio Delgado, New York*
- T.J. Cox, California*
- Angie Craig, Minnesota*
- Anthony Brindisi, New York
- Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey*
- Josh Harder, California*
- Kim Schrier, Washington*
- Chellie Pingree, Maine*
- Cheri Bustos, Illinois*
- Sean Patrick Maloney, New York*
- Salud Carbajal, California*
- Al Lawson Jr., Florida
- Tom O’Halleran, Arizona
- Jimmy Panetta, California
- Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona*
- Cindy Axne, Iowa*
The House Agriculture Committee consists of 46 members, 26 from the majority party and 20 from the minority party. Republican members have not yet been announced.
