“Adopted” Urban Legislator District Visit

Farm Bureau leaders from Clinton County recently met with State Representative Eva-Dina Delgado in her Illinois’ 3^rd District in Chicago as part of the Illinois Farm Bureau’s (IFB) “Adopt-A-Legislator” Program.

Illinois Farm Bureau developed its Adopt-A-Legislator® program with the purpose of building long-term personal relationships between urban state legislators and farmers from across the state.  The goal of the program is to educate urban legislators about agriculture – our state’s largest industry – and rural life, while also helping our members better understand the needs and concerns of an urban district. 

Legislators are matched with a “downstate” county Farm Bureau (which “adopts” the legislator), and the program usually includes district visits in Chicago and farm visits/tours downstate.  Relationships developed are valued by both the farmers and urban legislators and allow our members to be an important resource for their adopted legislators when important agricultural issues arise in the General Assembly.  We look forward to welcoming Rep. Delgado’s family and staff down to Clinton County for harvest tours in October.