Kentuckian Confirmed to Farm Credit Administration Board; McConnell Recommended Him for Post

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released a statement today following the Senate's vote to confirm Jeff Hall of Louisville, Kentucky for the Farm Credit Administration Board. Senator McConnell recommended Hall for the position.

"I am proud that a Kentuckian has been confirmed to serve on the Farm Credit Administration Board. Jeff Hall has devoted his thirty-year career to serving the farming community and the people of Kentucky. Given Jeff's wealth of experience and his tremendous work ethic and can-do attitude, I have no doubt he will be a great member of the Farm Credit Board."

Background: Early in his career, Jeff Hall took a position with Kentucky Farm Bureau where he learned directly from the brightest in Kentucky agriculture. Hall also served on the staff of Senator McConnell as a Legislative Assistant, where he worked on issues for the Senate Committee on Agriculture. Later, he served as assistant to the Dean at the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky from 1994 to 2001. From 2001 to 2009, Hall was State Executive Director of the USDA's Farm Service Agency in Kentucky, where he was responsible for the administration of the agency's commodity, conservation and lending programs. In his spare time, Hall has long assisted those in agriculture through various leadership positions within the Louisville Agricultural Club and Kentucky Pork Producers Association.

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