Rep. Marty Bowen Announces Run for FL Ag Commissioner

Randall Weiseman March 20, 2007 Citrus, Florida, General

In this report, Southeast AgNet’s Katherine Bush reports on Representative Marty Bowen’s (photo left) visit with Florida Farm Bureau members early this week as Bowen told the group she is throwing her hat in as the first candidate for the 2010 race for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Report (0:38 wma)

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