Putnam campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture picks up steam
BARTOW, Fla. – With increasing momentum from across Florida, Congressman Adam Putnam’s campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture announced it has raised an additional $280K in the first quarter of 2010. The campaign also announced it has nearly $1.2 million cash on hand.
“I am encouraged by the [...]

Putnam receives endorsement from Florida icon
BARTOW, Fla. – Today, Governor Jeb Bush announced his official endorsement of Adam Putnam for Commissioner of Agriculture. Gov. Bush, who led Florida from 1999-2007, believes Putnam represents the conservative principles and ideals that will bring Florida out of the current economic downturn and into a state of prosperity, once [...]

Putnam’s efforts to extend the EPA comment period on proposed new water rules were recently featured in Southeast AgNet:
This in today from Florida Congressman Adam Putnam’s office in Washington, DC – Congressman Adam Putnam today said the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to extend the comment period on proposed new water rules after a meeting [...]

Dear Friends,
In politics, “thank you” is a lot rarer than “dig deep.” The point of this letter is to say, very simply, thank you. Today marks one year since I formally announced my campaign to be Florida’s next Commissioner of Agriculture.
We are now less than seven months away from the Primary election and nine months [...]

Runner up: U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam. He is the first candidate for agriculture commissioner to begin the election year with $1-million in his campaign account (compared to nearly $190,000 for likely Democratic nominee Scott Maddox). He was also the strongest speaker at last weekend’s GOP annual meeting, overwhelmingly won a Pinellas GOP straw poll, and [...]

By Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel  [link]
GROVELAND – U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, who is running for state agriculture commissioner, stopped at several citrus groves in south Lake County today as part of a statewide tour to assess the damage on the agricultural industry caused by this week’s frigid temperatures.
“I was surprised to see the extent [...]

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus support inclusion of anglers in task force report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) member Rep. Adam Putnam and CSC House co-chair Rep. Dan Boren sent a letter today to the Chair of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force urging inclusion of the recreational fishing community in the formation of a proposed [...]

By ADAM PUTNAM Special To The Tampa Tribune

A wise man once joked he would like to become a government program so that he could enjoy eternal life on earth. A slight exaggeration perhaps, but it could begin to feel like that’s the case if we don’t get the growth of government back under control fast.
One [...]

BARTOW, Fla. – With widespread support from across Florida, Congressman Adam Putnam’s campaign announced it is continuing its momentum in fundraising for Commissioner of Agriculture. 
In eight months the Putnam Campaign raised over $974,000 in contributions, with over $229,000 coming in the third quarter of 2009.  The campaign also announced it has over $860,000 cash on [...]

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 [...]