By Al Berry
In the Field Agriculture Magazine
Hillsborough County farmers and ranchers turned out in mass for Adam Putnam’s political rally Monday night, August 31, at the home of Larry and Debbie Swindle in Dover. The Swindle’s Home Place Barn was the perfect setting and you could feel the excitement in the air.
In February of this year, Congressman Putnam declared his candidacy for the office of Commissioner of Agriculture in the 2010 election. While running his campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture, he will complete his fifth term as Congressman of the Twelfth Congressional District.
Without a doubt, those in attendance were impressed with his knowledge of the issues facing our nation and his broad knowledge and vision for Florida’s agriculture industry.
Adam Putnam, a cattleman and citrus grower himself, was born in Bartow and graduated from Bartow High School. He attended the University of Florida and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in food and resource economics. In 1996, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives where he served as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. In 2000, he was one of the youngest members ever elected to Congress at the age of twenty-six and he quickly rose to serve as Chairman of the House Policy Committee and later served as Chairman of the Republican Conference.
While it was obvious that the audience at the Swindle barn was made up of strong supporters of Congressman Putnam, he has also gained the endorsement of the Florida Chapter of the Vets for Freedom PAC, the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, sixteen county Farm Bureaus and members of the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame and Women in Agriculture Award Recipients, to name a few. His supporters are beginning to look like a “Who’s Who” list of great Americans.
For more information on Adam Putnam, visit his Web site at www.adamputnam.com.
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