The Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPac chooses
Ken Horn (R) Frankenmuth
for Michigan's 32nd Senate District
LANSING — AgriPac has announced its selection of candidates to receive the "Friend of Agriculture" designation and endorsement for the Nov. 4 general election.
AgriPac is the non-partisan political action committee of the Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB), the state’s largest farm organization, encompassing nearly a half-million voters. “Friends of Agriculture” represent qualified candidates who have demonstrated basic beliefs and/or actions consistent with farmer-developed MFB policy.
“Every election is important, but from agriculture’s point of view, this year’s general election here in Michigan is of particular significance,” said Sarah Black, AgriPac secretary and director of MFB’s Public Policy and Commodity Division. “Our state’s ongoing comeback has built up a great head of steam over the past four years, and as one of the state’s leading industries, agriculture has a vested interest in maintaining that forward momentum.
“As the political voice of our farmer members statewide, AgriPac looks for those candidates who are most willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute to Michigan’s recovery. A true ‘Friend of Agriculture’ is a leader who understands, appreciates and embraces our industry’s contribution to Michigan’s economy, and who will represent our farmers’ interests in Lansing and Washington, D.C.”
In making its 2014 general election endorsements, AgriPac conducted personal interviews, reviewed candidate questionnaires, incumbent voting records and recommendations from county Farm Bureaus, heavily weighting the local recommendations of our county Farm Bureaus’ candidate evaluation committees.
