Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson faces Democratic nominee Robert Bradford in Tuesday's general election.
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 Gipson, 46, of Braxton, is a lawyer, a tree and cattle farmer, a Baptist minister and former longtime state representative, where he served as chairman of the Judiciary B Committee. He was appointed as agriculture commissioner in 2018 to fill out now U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's term, then elected to the post. Bradford, 50, is a fourth-generation Delta farmer.
" Bradford says his experience in farming, emergency management and military planning make him the most qualified candidate to oversee the state's agriculture industry. "Why do we have an attorney running our agriculture?" Bradford told a recent crowd at a candidates' forum."... There's nothing political in agriculture. The only red and blue things in agriculture are strawberries and blueberries.
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