J. MICHAEL TEETS

Welcome to our campaign website. I appreciate your interest in my candidacy for Commissioner of Agriculture of West Virginia. To tell you a little about myself - I was born and raised in Lost River, WV in Hardy County located in the eastern panhandle, was educated in The Hardy County public school system, and received a degree in Business Administration from Kemper Military Academy in Booneville, Missouri.

I have been happily married for 35 years to Joyce Godlove Teets and we have raised two children. Dr. Tina Teets-Walker, a veterinarian who came back to West Virginia to open and practice at The Lost River Animal Hospital and our son Matthew is a partner with me, running our farming operation of 550 head cow-calf and four turkey houses. We have three grandsons.

I served on the Hardy County Commission for 14 years and was instrumental in organizing the Farm Preservation Board for Hardy County. I have been involved with the Hardy County Rural Development Authority for 16 years and currently serve as Vice President. I am a member of the West Virginia Poultry Association, The West Virginia Farm Bureau, American Shorthorn Association, American Maine-Anjou Association, American Angus Association, West Virginia Cattleman's Association, American Quarter Horse Association, the AF & AM Number 29 Lodge, and attend Believers Victory Center.

In the months ahead, I will be working hard and traveling throughout West Virginia to meet and speak with voters about their concerns, ideas, and recommendations on issues relative to the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture.