Ohio Lawmaker Resigns to Accept Appointment From Trump Administration

Former SD legislator selected to lead Farm Service Agency in state

Rep. Roger Chase, R-Huron, listens to Gov. Kristi Noem during her 2023 budget address on the House floor of the South Dakota Capitol on Dec. 5, 2023. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)A former legislator is the new executive director of the South Dakota Farm Service Agency, according to a Tuesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Roger Chase is the Trump administration’s appointee for the position. The Huron Republican…

Ohio lawmaker resigns to accept appointment from Trump administration

Speaker of the Ohio House Matt Huffman (R-Lima) today announced that Representative Don Jones (R-Freeport) has accepted an appointment from President Donald Trump to serve in the U.S. Department of Agriculture as State Executive Director for the Ohio Farm Service Agency and will be resigning from his seat as state representative of the 95th Ohio House District, effective June 1, 2025. Rep. Jones will begin his work with the USDA on June 2. “Don …

Trump appoints former Kansas legislator to USDA post • Kansas Reflector

Former Kansas Rep. Patrick Penn, seen here during a March 5, 2024, debate in the House, was appointed to a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture shortly after vacating his House seat. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — President Donald Trump appointed former Kansas Republican Rep. Patrick Penn, who resigned from his House seat earlier this month, as the deputy undersecretary for the department’s food, nutrition and consumer servic…

Trump appoints former Kansas legislator to USDA post

TOPEKA — President Donald Trump appointed former Kansas Republican Rep. Patrick Penn, who resigned from his House seat earlier this month, as the deputy undersecretary for the department’s food, nutrition and consumer services. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, appointed…

Idaho Rep. Kevin Andrus Gets Trump Appointment

State Rep. Kevin Andrus (R – Lava Hot Springs) has received an appointment from President Donald Trump’s administration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the State Executive Director for the Idaho Farm Service Agency. What’s Happening: Trump continues to fill vacancies and replace Biden-era officials throughout the country. The announcement for Andrus came on the USDA’s website, saying about Andrus, “Kevin Andrus will serve as State Ex…

Penn named to position at USDA

President Donald Trump has appointed outgoing state Rep. Patrick Penn of Wichita to a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that Penn was among the latest slate of presidential appointments for key positions at the USDA, including the Food and Nutrition Service, Farm Service Agency and Rural Development. Penn will serve as deputy undersecretary for Food and Nutrition Service at USD…