BREAKING NEWS

MIKE TEETS FILES FOR AG COMMISSIONER;
PLEDGES FRESH IDEAS, NEW DIRECTIONS
January 24, 2012

Lost River, WV - Mike Teets of Lost River, WV, filed today for the position of West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture.  Currently, Teets is the only Republican to announce for commissioner, a position held for nearly half-a-century by retiring Democrat Gus R. Douglass. The primary election is May 8 with the general election to follow on Nov. 6.

A lifelong farmer, Teets started his own farm in 1973.  Today, he and his son, Matthew, are partners in Teets Farms.  In addition to farming, he has served as a county commissioner for 15 years in Hardy County, West Virginia’ largest agricultural county. 

Teets’ unique combination of skills and experience set the stage for an agenda that will emphasize “fresh ideas, new directions.”  At the top of the agenda Teets pledges to stand up to federal and state agencies that propagate “unnecessary and even detrimental” regulations on the agriculture industry.  Click for full release.