Leonhardt Thanks FB Members for their Support
The following is an open letter to Farm Bureau members from Kent Leonhardt:
To My Farm Bureau Friends,
November was quite a month for the Leonhardt family. We survived a very close election for Commissioner of Agriculture and watched our country maintain the same division in Washington. After the election, I participated in the WVFB Annual Meeting, followed by a wonderful Thanksgiving visiting with long-time friends and family. Now life is returning to normal on the Leonhardt farm, but there is much to catch up. What else is new with a farm? However, I cannot let the month close without thanking all the new friends and old friends who have become so much
more a part of Shirley’ s and my life. We are truly grateful for your support and best wishes. The reception I received at the Annual Meeting was truly heartwarming. Reflecting on the race and all my new friends, I believe West Virginia Farm Bureau epitomizes what is right with the United States and our Constitution.
The challenge to become your next Commissioner of Agriculture was a memorable, very rewarding experience despite the results. I am proud of the clean, honest campaign we ran. I wish the West Virginia Department of Agriculture well over the next four years. I also hope Commissioner and Mrs. Douglass enjoy the many benefits and joys of retirement.
Farmer voters comprise less
than 5 % of the electorate, yet we are so much a part of everyone’ s daily lives. In the coming years I plan to stay active with Farm Bureau and help spread the word on the importance of farms and rural communities within West Virginia. I will continue to advocate for our farmers, encouraging them to grow foods for local markets, and I will ask our political leaders to reduce regulatory constraints that decrease the availability of local foods. For those of you who still have some of my campaign signs, please keep them, because you never know what the future will bring!
Thank you all and may you and your families have a safe and blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Semper Fidelis, Kent.
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