WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced the following addition for the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee.


Lesly Weber McNitt will be joining the Committee staff to serve as Senior Professional Staff. Most recently, Lesly served as the Director of Public Policy, Trade and Biotechnology for the National Corn Growers Association. She has previously served in a variety of roles at USDA during the Obama-Biden Administration, including serving as Chief of Staff for both the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service Mission Area and the Farm Service Agency. McNitt also ran the Farm Journal Foundation's government relations and program development. She is a graduate of The George Washington University for both her B.A. and Masters of Professional Studies degrees.