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Top Fifty Districts with Certified Organic Operations The over $50-billion-a-year U.S. organic industry is supported by more than 27,000 certified organic operations nationwide. The top 50 congressional districts with the most organic farmers, ranchers, processors, distributors, and retailers include 26 Republican districts and 23 Democratic districts. 1. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) 26. Rep. TJ Cox (D-CA-21) 2. Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT-AL) 27. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-02) 3. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04) 28. Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) (tie) 4. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) 29. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA-50) (tie) 5. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) 30. Rep. Steve King (R-IA-04) 6. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN-03) 31. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04) 7. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY-23) 32. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) 8. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) 33. Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-16) 9. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA-12) 34. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO-04) 10. Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME-02) 35. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA-09) 11. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH-07) 36. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL) 12. Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA-01) 37. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO-03) 13. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) 38. Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC-06) 14. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA-02) 39. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA-13) 15. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) 40. Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI-10) 16. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA-03) (tie) 41. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) 17. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI-07) (tie) 42. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO-06) 18. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05) 43. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN-02) (tie) 19. Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT-AL) 44. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) (tie) 20. Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-01) (tie) 45. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) 21. Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19) (tie) 46. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI-06) 22. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR-02) 47. Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) 23. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) 48. Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10) 24. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) 49. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) 25. Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-NY-22) 50. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-02) FOCUS CONTINUOUS PROMOTE and PROTECT ON SOLUTIONS IMPROVEMENT INNOVATION THE FUTURE ORGANIC Headquarters: 444 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 445A, Washington D.C. 20001 • (202) 403-8520 • [email protected] • OTA.com • @OrganicTrade .

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