Meg Whitman Announces 
agriculture 
coalition Leadership




MEG
WHITMAN
ANNOUNCES
AGRICULTURE
COALITION
LEADERSHIP
 Ag
leaders
from
around
the
state
to
advise
Whitman


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday October 14, 2009

CONTACT: Sarah Pompei 408.457.1369

CUPERTINO
–
Meg Whitman, Republican candidate for Governor, today announced her Agriculture Coalition Leadership team. The team includes respected leaders of the state’s $32 billion agriculture industry and organizations that represent more than 1,000 growers and food processors and their 90,000-plus employees. “California’s growers and ranchers are immense contributors to our state. They help feed our nation and they generate more than $100 billion a year in agriculture and related economic activity,” Whitman said. “We all want a strong future for California, and we must create a strong economy in which all of our key industries, including agriculture, can thrive. I will work with my agriculture coalition to make comprehensive improvements to our water supply system, support a healthy environment and encourage sensible laws that don’t strangle growth and innovation.” In addition to some of the state’s best-known growers and ranchers, today’s endorsers include the California Floral Council and the California Farm Labor Contractors’ Alliance. In August, the Nisei Farmers League endorsed Whitman. “Meg understands that the future of our state’s economy depends on finding common-sense solutions to critical issues facing not just California agriculture, but all Californians. Everyone benefits by having a clean, reliable supply of water,’’ said Carol Chandler of Chandler Farms in Selma. “Meg believes we can have a clean environment and a healthy economy. We must have sound policies that provide true benefit to the environment and we must reconsider the regulatory barriers that stand in the way of an economic recovery. No other candidate has the vision, discipline and leadership abilities to get this done.” Agriculture Coalition Co-Chairs: Jesse Alderete - President, California Farm Labor Contractors’ Alliance Mark Borba - Owner, Borba Farms Carol Chandler - President, Chandler Farms Manuel Cunh - President, Nisei Farmers League

Barbara Grimm-Marshall - Owner, Grimmway Farms Earl Hall - Owner, Hall Agriculture John Harris - Owner, Harris Ranch Ted Kubota - Executive Vice President, California Floral Council Bill Mattos - President, California Poultry Federation Al Montna - Owner, Montna Farms Mario Santoyo - Assistant General Manager, Friant Water Authority Sue Shannon - Owner, Shannon Trucking Matt Swanson - Owner, Associated Feed 
 Organizations: California Farm Labor Contractors’ Alliance California Floral Council Nisei Farmers League (Titles are for identification purposes and do not imply an endorsement from any company or organization.)

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