The Obama Administration just showed me something; the ability to adjust and respond to outcries. In the South, we were disappointed when Congressman Sanford Bishop did not become Agriculture Secretary and no real southerner was appointed to the new cabinet.
President Obama recently nominated Krysta Harden of Mitchell County, Georgia, to serve as the USDA assistant secretary for congressional relations. Cool.
Krysta grew up in a farming family here in south Georgia and has a well-developed knowledge of the relationship between ag policy, the farm and Capitol Hill. As chief of staff for former Georgia Congressman Charles Hatcher, she was wise in hiring me as a legislative assistant. Cool.
The Obama White House just got a few southern cool points back and Georgia crops just got a little sun on them.
That is cool.
I did not want to bring race into the picture but she (and of course Congressman Hatcher who is now her husband) put many folks who look like us in the arena. But, the south Georgia part pleased me most.
I did not want to bring race into the picture but she (and of course Congressman Hatcher who is now her husband) put many folks who look like us in the arena. But, the south Georgia part pleased me most.
And as an ag person in Washington, most of that community is tight and with secondary regard to partisan stuff. Folks need to keep an eye on KH; she could be the next big thing…and she paid her dues.
The best to Krysta Harden of Mitchell County, Georgia, recently nominated to serve as the USDA assistant secretary for congressional relations.
Krysta will provide will prove to not only be a great asset to the USDA, but she will make Georgia, South Georgia and the UGA proud.
She showed me nothing but the best during my stay in DC, and all of my interactions down in South Georgia.
Krysta uses judgment, has a great deal of experience and has exceptional people skills.