Standing committee · House · 119th Congress
House Committee on Agriculture
The House Committee on Agriculture has legislative jurisdiction over agriculture, food, rural development, and forestry.
Contact
Website
agriculture.house.govMinority party site
republicans-agriculture.house.govAddress
1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6001Phone
(202) 225-2171Ranking member
Members
51
Chaired by Glenn Thompson
Current staff
44
315 alumni tracked
Bills referred
604
119th Congress
Subcommittees
6
Chapter I
Members
51 on the committee · sorted by leadership, then party seniority
| Name | Role | Party | State | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGlenn Thompson | Chairmajority | Republican | PA | 1 |
| RAustin Scott | Vice chairmajority | Republican | GA | 3 |
| RFrank D. Lucas | Membermajority | Republican | OK | 2 |
| REric A. "rick" Crawford | Membermajority | Republican | AR | 4 |
| RScott Desjarlais | Membermajority | Republican | TN | 5 |
| RDavid Rouzer | Membermajority | Republican | NC | 6 |
| RTrent Kelly | Membermajority | Republican | MS | 7 |
| RDonald Bacon | Membermajority | Republican | NE | 8 |
| RMike Bost | Membermajority | Republican | IL | 9 |
| RDusty A. Johnson | Membermajority | Republican | SD | 10 |
| RJames R. Baird | Membermajority | Republican | IN | 11 |
| RTracey Mann | Membermajority | Republican | KS | 12 |
| RRandy Feenstra | Membermajority | Republican | IA | 13 |
| RMary E. Miller | Membermajority | Republican | IL | 14 |
| RBarry Moore | Membermajority | Republican | AL | 15 |
| RKat Cammack | Membermajority | Republican | FL | 16 |
| RBrad Finstad | Membermajority | Republican | MN | 17 |
| RRonny Jackson | Membermajority | Republican | TX | 19 |
| RMonica De La Cruz | Membermajority | Republican | TX | 20 |
| RZachary Nunn | Membermajority | Republican | IA | 21 |
| RDerrick Van Orden | Membermajority | Republican | WI | 22 |
| RDan Newhouse | Membermajority | Republican | WA | 23 |
| RTony Wied | Membermajority | Republican | WI | 24 |
| RRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Membermajority | Republican | PA | 25 |
| RMark B. Messmer | Membermajority | Republican | IN | 26 |
| RDavid J. Taylor | Membermajority | Republican | OH | 28 |
| RDavid G. Valadao | Membermajority | Republican | CA | 29 |
| DAngie Craig | Ranking memberminority | Democrat | MN | 1 |
| DJim Costa | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 3 |
| DJames P. Mcgovern | Memberminority | Democrat | MA | 4 |
| DAlma S. Adams | Memberminority | Democrat | NC | 5 |
| DJahana Hayes | Memberminority | Democrat | CT | 6 |
| DShontel M. Brown | Memberminority | Democrat | OH | 7 |
| DSharice Davids | Memberminority | Democrat | KS | 8 |
| DAndrea Salinas | Memberminority | Democrat | OR | 9 |
| DDonald G. Davis | Memberminority | Democrat | NC | 10 |
| DJill N. Tokuda | Memberminority | Democrat | HI | 11 |
| DNikki Budzinski | Memberminority | Democrat | IL | 12 |
| DEric Sorensen | Memberminority | Democrat | IL | 13 |
| DGabe Vasquez | Memberminority | Democrat | NM | 14 |
| DJonathan L. Jackson | Memberminority | Democrat | IL | 15 |
| DShri Thanedar | Memberminority | Democrat | MI | 16 |
| DAdam Gray | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 17 |
| DKristen Mcdonald Rivet | Memberminority | Democrat | MI | 18 |
| DShomari C. Figures | Memberminority | Democrat | AL | 19 |
| DEugene Simon Vindman | Memberminority | Democrat | VA | 20 |
| DJoshua Riley | Memberminority | Democrat | NY | 21 |
| DJohn W. Mannion | Memberminority | Democrat | NY | 22 |
| DApril Mcclain Delaney | Memberminority | Democrat | MD | 23 |
| DChellie Pingree | Memberminority | Democrat | ME | 24 |
| DSalud O. Carbajal | Memberminority | Democrat | CA | 25 |
Chapter II
Subcommittees
6 subcommittees
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
Chair: Dusty A. Johnson
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
Chair: Frank D. Lucas
Forestry and Horticulture
Chair: Dan Newhouse
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
Chair: Austin Scott
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Chair: Tracey Mann
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
Chair: Brad Finstad
Chapter III
Staff
44 current · 315 alumni on record
| Name | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa Doley | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Feb 4, 2026 to Present |
| Hannah C. Otte | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 23, 2026 to Present |
| John P. Klose | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Jan 12, 2026 to Present |
| Beatty Swett | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Jan 12, 2026 to Present |
| Kylie M. Gregory | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 5, 2026 to Present |
| Kyle G. Upton | SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 1, 2026 to Present |
| Claudia-Michele Ziyi White | POLICY ANALYST | Dec 8, 2025 to Present |
| Samuel H. Rogers | COUNSEL | Nov 14, 2025 to Present |
| Olivia R. Olson | STAFF AND POLICY ASSISTANT | Oct 29, 2025 to Present |
| Aleksi R. Knepp | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST | Sep 29, 2025 to Present |
| Sean W. Mullin | SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Sep 22, 2025 to Present |
| Allie D. Herring | PRESS SECRETARY | Sep 2, 2025 to Present |
| Kristen Batstone | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Aug 18, 2025 to Present |
| Christopher C. Ogilvie | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Aug 1, 2025 to Present |
| Emma I. Simon | DIGITAL DIRECTOR | Jul 21, 2025 to Present |
| Sofia H. Herring-Dolin | DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES AN | May 12, 2025 to Present |
| Joshua D. Stull | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Apr 23, 2025 to Present |
| Josephine K. Montoney | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Apr 4, 2025 to Present |
| John J. Hendrix | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2025 to Present |
| Austin Deberry | STAFF ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2025 to Present |
| Joshua Maxwell | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Mar 17, 2025 to Present |
| Trevor R. White | POLICY DIRECTOR | Mar 17, 2025 to Present |
| Harlea A. Hoelscher | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Mar 1, 2025 to Present |
| Laurel Lee Chatham | LAW CLERK | Mar 1, 2025 to Present |
| Laura E. Stagno | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Feb 20, 2025 to Present |
| Brian M. Sowyrda | STAFF DIRECTOR | Feb 19, 2025 to Present |
| Jackson R. Blodgett | CHIEF CLERK | Oct 28, 2024 to Present |
| Elaine Zhang | POLICY ANALYST | Apr 1, 2024 to Present |
| Justina M. Graff | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Jan 1, 2024 to Present |
| Emily Pliscott | ECONOMIST/SENIOR POLICY ANALYS | May 1, 2023 to Present |
| Joshua T. Lobert | SENIOR COUNSEL | May 1, 2023 to Present |
| Michael A. Stein | CHIEF COUNSEL | Mar 27, 2023 to Present |
| Wick I. Dudley | COUNSEL | Mar 13, 2023 to Present |
| Britton T. Burdick | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Mar 13, 2023 to Present |
| John S. Busovsky | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| Parish M. Braden | STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| Katherine S. Stewart | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| Daniel M. Feingold | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| Paul N. Balzano | SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| Patrica B. Straughn | CHIEF COUNSEL | Jan 3, 2023 to Present |
| Faisal Siddiqui | SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR | Jan 3, 2021 to Present |
| Faye Y. Thomas | COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Present |
| Margaret E. Wetherald | FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Present |
| John F. Konya | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECH. & POL | Apr 1, 2019 to Present |
Alumni
Showing 50 of 315
| Name | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Luke C. Franklin | DIGITAL COORDINATOR | Mar 10, 2025 to Mar 15, 2026 |
| Adelaide Lorraine Easter | PART-TIME | Feb 1, 2026 to Mar 6, 2026 |
| Adelaide Lorraine Easter | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Sep 2, 2025 to Feb 16, 2026 |
| Sophie E. Cazares | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Jan 7, 2026 to Jan 30, 2026 |
| Thomas R. Newberry | POLICY ANALYST | May 14, 2025 to Jan 30, 2026 |
| Benjamin H. Goldey | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Jul 1, 2023 to Jan 2, 2026 |
| Justin R. Benavidez | CHIEF ECONOMIST | Feb 27, 2023 to Jan 2, 2026 |
| Kyle G. Upton | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Lydia B. Callabresi | INTERN | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025 |
| Carolyn A. Ashurst | INTERN | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025 |
| Lydia B. Callabresi | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Sep 2, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| Carolyn A. Ashurst | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Sep 2, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| Samuel H. Rogers | LAW CLERK | Jun 1, 2023 to Nov 13, 2025 |
| Suzanne E. Cavalier | SENIOR ADVISOR | Jan 14, 2025 to Oct 17, 2025 |
| Ari B. Perlmutter | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST | Apr 1, 2024 to Oct 6, 2025 |
| James B. Ziegeweid | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Jun 16, 2025 to Oct 3, 2025 |
| Ashley M. Smith | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Katherine M. Fink | POLICY DIRECTOR | Feb 27, 2023 to Sep 2, 2025 |
| Luke L. Brown | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Jun 9, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025 |
| Isabella Garza | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | May 27, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025 |
| Kyla J. Beck | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | May 27, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025 |
| Michael S. Howard | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | May 12, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025 |
| Madeline G. Pugh | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | May 21, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 |
| Christopher C. Ogilvie | SPECIAL COUNSEL | Aug 6, 2018 to Jul 31, 2025 |
| Lauren N. Borsheim | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Jun 9, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025 |
| Olivia R. Olson | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Apr 8, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025 |
| Benjamin T. Nichols | DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Aug 12, 2024 to Jun 15, 2025 |
| Majeda C. Abu-Alghanam | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Mar 18, 2024 to Jun 15, 2025 |
| Halee Fisher | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Mar 27, 2023 to Apr 21, 2025 |
| Timothy C. Fitzgerald | DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES AN | Jun 1, 2024 to Apr 15, 2025 |
| Anne Simmons | STAFF DIRECTOR | Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 1, 2025 |
| Austin Deberry | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Jan 9, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| John J. Hendrix | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 16, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Trevor R. White | SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 16, 2025 |
| Joshua Maxwell | POLICY DIRECTOR | Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 16, 2025 |
| Dale L. Freier III | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Harlea A. Hoelscher | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2023 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Nicholas G. Rockwell | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Feb 27, 2023 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Ricki Gene Schroeder | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | May 1, 2023 to Feb 11, 2025 |
| Faye Y. Thomas | MINORITY DIRECTOR OF OPERATION | May 1, 2023 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Jennifer J. Horn | DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 22, 2025 |
| Christina M. Stottmann | COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATOR | Jan 30, 2023 to Jan 2, 2025 |
| Nichole Espineli | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Sep 3, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024 |
| Elizabeth E. Wickstrom | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Sep 3, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024 |
| Caroline I. Leach | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Aug 26, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024 |
| Ian C. Ogilvie | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MINORITY | Jun 10, 2024 to Oct 9, 2024 |
| Adele C. Borne | PROFESSIONAL STAFF | Nov 1, 2023 to Sep 29, 2024 |
| Dana M. Sandman | CHIEF CLERK | Apr 1, 2019 to Sep 8, 2024 |
| Isabella Sharon Corman | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | Jun 3, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 |
| Ezekiel P. Hubert | COMMITTEE HOUSE PAID INTERN - MAJORITY | May 15, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024 |
Chapter IV
Bills referred
Showing 25 of 604 most-recent bills referred to this committee