ALABAMA
Rick Pate
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2026
ALASKA
Bryan Scoresby
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources
Election year: n/a
ARIZONA
Paul Brierley
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2027
ARKANSAS
Wes Ward
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
CALIFORNIA
Karen Ross
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
COLORADO
Kate Greenberg
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
CONNECTICUT
Bryan Hurlburt
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
DELAWARE
Michael Scuse
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2024
FLORIDA
Wilton Simpson
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2026
GEORGIA
Tyler Harper
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2026
HAWAII
Sharon Hurd
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
IDAHO
Chanel Tewalt
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
ILLINOIS
Jerry Costello
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
INDIANA
Don Lamb
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2024
IOWA
Mike Naig
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2026
KANSAS
Mike Beam
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
KENTUCKY
Jonathan Shell
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2027
LOUISIANA
Michael Strain
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2027
MAINE
Amanda Beal
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2027
MARYLAND
Kevin Atticks
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
MASSACHUSETTS
Ashley Randle
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by state secretary of energy
Election year: n/a
MICHIGAN
Timothy Boring
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by state agriculture commission
Election year: n/a
MINNESOTA
Thom Petersen
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
MISSISSIPPI
Andy Gipson
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2027
MISSOURI
Chris Chinn
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2024
MONTANA
Christy Clark
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2024
NEBRASKA
Sherry Vinton
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
NEVADA
Julian Goicoechea
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Shawn Jasper
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2024
NEW JERSEY
Joe Atchison
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by state Board of Agriculture
Election year: n/a
NEW MEXICO
Jeff Witte
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by New Mexico State University Board of Regents
Election year: n/a
NEW YORK
Richard Ball
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
NORTH CAROLINA
Steve Troxler
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2024
NORTH DAKOTA
Doug Goehring
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2026
OHIO
Brian Baldridge
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
OKLAHOMA
Blayne Arthur
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
OREGON
Lisa Charpilloz Hanson
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
PENNSYLVANIA
Russell Redding
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
RHODE ISLAND
Kenneth Ayars
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by state director of environmental development
Election year: n/a
SOUTH CAROLINA
Hugh Weathers
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2026
SOUTH DAKOTA
Hunter Roberts
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
TENNESSEE
Charlie Hatcher
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
TEXAS
Sid Miller
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2026
UTAH
Craig Buttars
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2024
VERMONT
Anson Tebbetts
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2024
VIRGINIA
Matt Lohr
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
WASHINGTON
Derek Sandison
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2024
WEST VIRGINIA
Kent Leonhardt
Party: Republican
Elected
Election year: 2024
WISCONSIN
Randy Romanski
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Democratic governor
Election year: 2026
WYOMING
Doug Miyamoto
Party: nonpartisan
Appointed by Republican governor
Election year: 2026
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Illinois lost more Farm Service Agency staff in 2025 than any other state, according to a June report. Those losses followed federal cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and various sub-agencies under the department’s umbrella. The data, published by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition — a group of grassroots organizations that advocate for sustainable…
