Jim Zehringer
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Jim Zehringer is the Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, who has served in the cabinet of Ohio Governor John Kasich
, since 2011. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives
from 2007 to 2011, and as a Mercer County Commissioner
from 2002 to 2007. He is a farmer by trade.
Zehringer is a graduate of Fort Recovery High School
, and still resides in Fort Recovery
today. A former owner of a poultry and fish farm, Zehringer has made a career out of agriculture. While in elected office, much of his agenda focused greatly on agricultural efforts, and for a time, he served as ranking minority member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. With Republicans winning the gubernatorial election in 2010, Zehringer was chosen to lead the Department of Agriculture by John Kasich
.
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001...
, since 2011. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
from 2007 to 2011, and as a Mercer County Commissioner
Mercer County, Ohio
Mercer County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Its county seat is Celina and is named for Hugh Mercer, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.The Celina Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Mercer County.-Geography:...
from 2002 to 2007. He is a farmer by trade.
Zehringer is a graduate of Fort Recovery High School
Fort Recovery High School
Fort Recovery High School is a public high school located in Fort Recovery, Ohio. Their nickname is the Indians. They are a member of the Midwest Athletic Conference.-Fort Recovery Varsity Sports:Fall Sports:* American Football D6* Volleyball D3...
, and still resides in Fort Recovery
Fort Recovery, Ohio
Fort Recovery is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,273 at the 2000 census. The village is near the location of Fort Recovery, first established in 1793 under orders from General Anthony Wayne....
today. A former owner of a poultry and fish farm, Zehringer has made a career out of agriculture. While in elected office, much of his agenda focused greatly on agricultural efforts, and for a time, he served as ranking minority member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. With Republicans winning the gubernatorial election in 2010, Zehringer was chosen to lead the Department of Agriculture by John Kasich
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001...
.