The Return of the Farmer Politician
Shoffner is campaigning for Senate by connecting her family farm’s closure to economic pressures facing Arkansas farmers.
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Shoffner is campaigning for Senate by connecting her family farm’s closure to economic pressures facing Arkansas farmers.
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.
Arkansas Senate candidate and farmer whose experience closing her family farm informs her campaign.
Veterinarian, cattle rancher, and House candidate challenging Derek Schmidt in Kansas.
Coover's version of this story ↗Dairy farmer and House candidate for New York’s 21st District.
Gendebien'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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