The Return of the Farmer Politician
Coover draws on his agricultural work to argue that trade and policy decisions affect consumers and rural communities.
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Coover draws on his agricultural work to argue that trade and policy decisions affect consumers and rural communities.
Farmers Hallie Shoffner, Blake Gendebien, and Don Coover are campaigning for Congress by linking the pressures on agriculture to broader economic and rural-health concerns. Their races illustrate a potential revival of farmer-politicians, though the article notes that each faces a difficult contest.
Veterinarian, cattle rancher, and House candidate challenging Derek Schmidt in Kansas.
Dairy farmer and House candidate for New York’s 21st District.
Gendebien's version of this story ↗Arkansas Senate candidate and farmer whose experience closing her family farm informs her campaign.
Shoffner's version of this story ↗
Kansas representative whom Coover is challenging.
President whose administration’s policies the candidates blame for harming agriculture and rural communities.
Republican nominee opposing Gendebien for the New York seat.
Arkansas senator and Shoffner’s opponent; Shoffner criticizes his distance from local concerns.
Representative whose open seat Gendebien is seeking and whose record he criticizes.
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