Mike Naig

Mike Naig (born March 2, 1978)[1] is an American politician from the state of Iowa. He is the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.

Mike Naig
Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
Assumed office
March 5, 2018
GovernorKim Reynolds
Preceded byBill Northey
Personal details
Born (1978-03-02) March 2, 1978
Political partyRepublican
EducationBuena Vista University (BA)

Naig became the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture in September 2013. After the resignation of Bill Northey, Kim Reynolds appointed Naig to succeed him in March 2018.[2][3][4][5] Naig defeated Tim Gannon in the November 2018 election.[6]

Biography

Naig grew up on a family farm near Cylinder, Iowa. He graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1996 and attended Buena Vista University, graduating in 2000 with bachelor's degrees in biology and political science.[2]

He spent 13 years working in the agriculture industry, serving in various trade organizations.[2] In September 2013, he became the deputy secretary of agriculture for the state of Iowa, serving under then-Iowa agriculture secretary Bill Northey.[3] He served in this role until March 2018, when Northey was appointed Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at the United States Department of Agriculture, at which point governor Kim Reynolds appointed Naig to Iowa Secretary of Agriculture to fill the vacancy left by Northey.[2]

Naig won election to a full term as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in November 2018, defeating Democratic challenger Tim Gannon 50% to 47%. In the election, Naig received the backing of the Farm Bureau as well as companies like John Deere and Monsanto.[6]

References
  1. Rod Swoboda (March 2, 2018). "Mike Naig named new Iowa ag secretary". Wallacesfarmer.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. "Longtime deputy steps up as secretary of agriculture". Nwestiowa.com. March 26, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  3. Shanahan, Julia (October 21, 2018). "Mike Naig eyes full term as Iowa secretary of agriculture". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. "Mike Naig talks tariffs and other issues in Muscatine | Muscatine". qctimes.com. September 25, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  5. "Republican convention will pick Iowa ag secretary candidate". Desmoinesregister.com. June 6, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  6. "Iowa election 2018: Republican Mike Naig wins battle for ag secretary". Desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Bill Northey		 Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa
2018–present		 Incumbent
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