Last November, Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap won the open seat in Blue Earth County District 4.
Given the work load of a county commissioner in a Greater Minnesota county that includes a city the size of Mankaot, we're not surprised to read what seems to be a press release in the Worthington Globe, Paap will not seek Farm Bureau re-election:
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap has announced that, after 16 years in this role, he will not seek re-election in November. Paap is the 13th president in the federation’s 102-year history.
Paap and his wife, Julie, own and operate a fourth-generation family farm in Blue Earth County. They raise corn and soybeans and have two sons, Matt and Andy, and a daughter-in-law, Samantha, along with grandson Lennox.
“I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to serve Minnesota Farm Bureau and affiliated companies for 24 years,” said Paap. “It has been a tremendous honor to be part of the Farm Bureau family. The face of the MFBF President may change, but the mission and the strength of Farm Bureau will not.”
A new MFBF president will be elected to a two-year term at the 103rd annual meeting of voting delegates on Nov. 19 in Bloomington.
It's worth keeping an eye on who puts him or herself forward as Paap's successor.
Photo: President Kevin Paap of the Minnesota Farm Bureau spoke Monday, May 21, 2018, in favor of bills Governor Mark Dayton eventually vetoed, while an out-of-focus Kurt Daudt looked on. Photo by Don Davis / Forum News Service.
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