U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., today announced 19 of the 21 Democrats appointed to the Committee for the 113th Congress.

“I look forward to working with both new and returning members on the wide variety of issues overseen by the Committee,” Peterson said.

Democratic members:

• Collin Peterson (MN-7)
• Mike McIntyre (NC-7)
• David Scott (GA-13)
• Jim Costa (CA-16)
• Tim Walz (MN-1)
• Kurt Schrader (OR-5)
• Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
• Jim McGovern (MA-2)
• Suzan DelBene (WA-1)
• Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35)
• Filemon Vela (TX-34)
• Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1)
• Ann Kuster (NH-2)
• Rick Nolan (MN-8)
• Pete Gallego (TX-23)  
• William Enyart (IL-12)  
• Juan Vargas (CA-51)
• Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
• Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)

There are two vacancies that will be filled in the coming weeks.

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