Only 12 farmer-rancher lawmakers serving in S.D. Legislature

  • As one of 12 legislators who is also an agriculture producer, Rep. Oren Lesmeister says he enjoys serving as a resource to other legislators when policy impacting agriculture is on the floor.
    As one of 12 legislators who is also an agriculture producer, Rep. Oren Lesmeister says he enjoys serving as a resource to other legislators when policy impacting agriculture is on the floor.
  • Dist. 28 Sen. Ryan Maher
    Dist. 28 Sen. Ryan Maher
From the S.D. Farmers Union Twelve. Of the 105 citizen legislators serving in South Dakota’s House and Senate, only 12 earn their income from production agriculture. What does this mean to the many family farmers and ranchers who work in South Dakota’s No. 1 industry? “We’ve got to do our due diligence to make sure that legislators and other citizens understand where their food products come…

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