Policy-minded farmers wanted for election to the ICGA board 2021 INDIANA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
BY DAVE BLOWER JR.
Steuben
LaGrange St. Joseph
Elkhart
Want to help advocate for Indiana’s ethanol industry? Want to protect farmers’ rights from government regulations? Then consider running for the Indiana Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Board of Directors. The ICGA board advocates for Indiana corn farmers at the local, state and federal levels. ICGA’s governing districts match the nine Congressional districts across the state. This year, ICGA will fill seats in districts 2, 5 and 8. “Joining the ICGA board provides a farmer a seat at the table to determine what policy priorities this organization will support,” said ICGA Vice President Chris Cherry, a New Palestine, Ind., farmer. “Perspectives from different areas of the state and different types of farms are needed to ensure that all Indiana corn growers are represented in Washington, D.C. and Indianapolis.” To be eligible, candidates must be an ICGA member in good standing; own, manage or operate a farm that produces corn; reside in the district they represent; and current on ICGA membership dues. The following districts will have elections this year: District 2 includes all of St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Starke, Fulton, Pulaski, Miami, Wabash, and parts of Cass, Kosciusko and LaPorte counties. District 5 includes all of Delaware, Tipton, Madison, Grant, Hamilton, and part of Howard counties. District 8 includes all of Vermillion, Parke, Vigo, Clay, Owen, Greene, Sullivan, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, Perry, Orange, Crawford and part of Fountain counties. Election applications are due back to the ICGA office by Friday, March 4. Ballots will be mailed to members this summer. Winners will begin a three-year term in December. To learn more about this year’s election, see a congressional district map and download an application, go online to www.incorn.org/ICGAelections Lake
LaPorte
Porter
DeKalb
Noble
Marshall
Starke
Kosciusko
Whitley
Allen
Fulton
Pulaski
Jasper
Newton
Wabash
Huntington
Miami
Adams Wells
Cass
White
Benton
Carroll
Grant
Howard
Blackford
Jay
Tippecanoe
Clinton
Warren
Tipton
Delaware
Madison
Fountain
Randolph
Hamilton
Boone
Montgomery
Henry
Vermillion
Wayne
Hancock
Marion
Parke
Hendricks
Putnam
Fayette
Rush
Union
Shelby
Johnson
Morgan
Franklin
Clay
Vigo
Decatur
Owen
Brown
Bartholomew
Sullivan
Monroe
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Dearborn Ripley
Greene
Jennings
Ohio
Jackson
Lawrence
Switzerland
Jefferson
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Martin
Daviess
Knox
Scott
Washington
Orange
Clark
Pike
Dubois
Floyd
Gibson
Crawford
Harrison
Warrick
Perry
Posey
Vanderburgh
Spencer
As Adopted OCT 1 2021
“Joining the ICGA board provides a farmer a seat at the table to determine what policy priorities this organization will support. Perspectives from different areas of the state and different types of farms are needed to ensure that all Indiana corn growers are represented in Washington, D.C. and Indianapolis.” – Chris Cherry, ICGA Vice President
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