A member of Illinois’ congressional delegation getting mentioned as a possibility for the U.S. Ag Secretary post in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.
Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards says other names mentioned include U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp from North Dakota and U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge from Ohio. Bustos was just elected to a fifth term in office. She serves in the U.S. House Ag Committee.
Knox County farmer John Block served as U.S. Ag Secretary in the Reagan administration.