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John Rusling Block

United States Secretary of Agriculture in the Reagan Administration; Senior Policy Advisor at Olsson, Frank, and Weeda

John R. Block currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor at Olsson, Frank, and Weeda. His accomplishments in agriculture began with the building of a large and successful hog operation in his home state of Illinois, where he also served as the Director of Agriculture from 1977 to 1981. Block was tapped by President Ronald Reagan to serve as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1981 to 1985, where he played a key role in the development of the 1985 Farm Bill. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Food Distributors International (formerly National American Wholesale Grocers Association) from 1986 to January 2003.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Board Memberships

Archer Daniels Midland Company One of world's largest agri processors

• Board Member (?→Nov '01)

Hormel Foods Corp. Meat processing and manufacturing

• Director (past)

Positions

United States Energy Security Council Reducing the strategic importance of oil

• member

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Food Distributors Voice in Politics Cmte-The Political Action Cmte of Food Dist Int'L

• 12 contributions · 11,800 USD (Jan 16 '90→Apr 25 '01)

ADM PAC Polital action committee of Archer Daniels Midland

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD (Jun 4 '03)

George W Bush 43rd US president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H W Bush

• 2 contributions · 3,000 USD (Jun 21 '99→Dec 3 '03)

Mitt Romney U.S. senator from Utah, former Massachusetts governor

• 2 contributions · 3,000 USD (Feb 13 '12→Oct 25 '12)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 7 contributions · 3,000 USD (Oct 25 '00→May 11 '06)

John McCain US Senator and Representative from Arizona

• 1 contribution · 2,300 USD (Feb 19 '08)

Darin M LaHood US Representative from Illinois (2015-present); 3rd gen Arab American and the great-grandson of Lebanese immigrant Edward LaHood

• 4 contributions · 1,100 USD (Mar 27 '15→Mar 19 '18)

Bob Dole former US Representative and Senator from Kansas | lobbyist

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Mar 2 '95)

Mitch McConnell US Senator from Kentucky, husband of Transportation Secretary Elaine

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Apr 29 '14)

George Allen US Representative and Senator from Virginia

• 2 contributions · 750 USD (Jun 12 '06→Sep 15 '06)

Updated over 1 year ago

Types	Person, Business Person, Lobbyist, Public Official
Gender	Male
Birthday	1935
Aliases	John R Block
Region	US and Canada

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