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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In Illinois, cancer and pesticide rates typically rise together
Three-fourths of Illinois counties have cancer rates higher than the national average. Those counties also have an average pesticide use rate nearly 25% higher than the state’s other counties. This finding, based on an analysis of data from both the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Cancer Institute, is in line with national figures. Of the…
