Congressional Farmer
Cooperative Caucus
Membership:
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), Co-Chair
Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), Co-Chair
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Co-Chair
Senator John Thune (R-SD), Co-Chair House (50):
Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA)
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL)
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA)
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-At Large ND)
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL)
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA)
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN)
Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX)
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS)
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Rep. Billy Long (R-MO)
Senate (15):
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA)
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA)
Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI)
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN)
Rep. Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Rep. Michael Simpson (R-ID)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)
Rep. David Valadao (R-CA)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN)
Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
Rep. David Young (R-IA)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES
50 F Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 626-8700 Fax: (202) 626-8722
www.ncfc.org | facebook: www.facebook.com/FarmerCoop | twitter: @FarmerCoop
Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID)
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
SenatorAmy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Senator Michael Rounds (R-SD)
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Senator John Thune (R-SD)
Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus
I.
Purpose:
Provide a forum for Members of Congress interested in working together in support of public policy and programs to
protect and enhance the ability of farmers to join together to form cooperative associations to improve their income from
the marketplace, manage risk, and strengthen their bargaining power, allowing individual producers to better compete
globally.
II.
Goals:
Promote greater awareness and understanding of farmer cooperatives and their importance as a proven tool to help
individual family farmers and ranchers through the ups and downs of weather, commodity markets, and technological
change and provide timely analysis and other information on economic and market trends, including existing and
proposed laws and regulations impacting farmer cooperatives and the ability of farmer to form cooperative associations.
III. Membership:
Bicameral and bipartisan.
IV. Officers:
Co-Chair:
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Co-Chair: Senator John Thune
Co-Chair: Representative Sam Graves
Co-Chair:
Representative Jim Costa
V.
Designated Employee(s):
Anne Knapke (Office of Senator Klobuchar)
(202) 224-3244
Lynn Tjeerdsma and Ty Littau (Office of Senator Thune)
(202) 224-2321
Andrew Fisher (Office of Represenative Graves)
(202) 225-7041
Donald Grady (Office of Repepresenative Costa)
(202) 225-3341
50 F Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 626-8700 Fax: (202) 626-8722
www.ncfc.org | facebook: www.facebook.com/FarmerCoop | twitter: @FarmerCoop