Politics: Reagan’s ag secretary to stump for Callahan
Posted in Politics with tags Colleen Callahan, John Block, Orion Samuelson on September 5, 2008 by Billy Dennis(press release)
Former GOP Ag Secretary headlines Callahan fundraiser
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture John Block, a Republican who served under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1986, will headline a slate of guests at the Callahan Ag Coalition hog roast Monday, Sept. 8 from 6-8 p.m. at the Meils Brothers Farm in rural Varna.
Cost is $50 per person and $75 per couple and proceeds will benefit the Congressional campaign of Democrat Colleen Callahan of Kickapoo. The farm is located at 608 County Road 1900 E. in Varna.
Featured guest emcee will be legendary farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson of WGN-AM radio in Chicago. Included among the guest will be state Sen. John Sullivan, D-Rushville. An auction of cuts from the Illinois State Fair Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Barrow 2008 will take place following dinner. Meat for the hog roast will be provided by Raber Packing Company.
Callahan has garnered great support among farmers throughout the region. She was the recipient of the 2005 Illinois Farm Bureau Eagle Award for Excellence. The award is given for bringing agriculture’s powerful message to the public on the state and national levels. Callahan was nominated for the award, and described as “a powerful advocate for agriculture and trailblazer for Illinois agri-women.†Callahan is a past president of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters and two year ago accompanied former U.S. agriculture secretary Ann Veneman on an official ag delegation to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Individual and federal PAC contributions will be accepted. Corporate contributions are prohibited by federal law. All checks should be made payable to Citizens for Callahan.
Please RSVP to Anthony Rantisi of the Callahan for Congress Campaign at (309) 826-9900.
