Hassebrook Clarifies Statement From Debate

Chuck Hassebrook has released the following statement to clarify his statement in last night’s debate.

In the debate, Hassebrook said that he had the endorsements of the “Presidents and Board chairs of commodity organizations for every one of the five major Nebraska commodities: beef, pork, corn, soy beans, and wheat.”

Hassebrook meant to say that he had the endorsements of past Presidents and Board Chairs. The mistake was unintentional and he apologizes for accidentally dropping the word “past” from his remark.

Hassebrook has been endorsed by the Nebraska Farmers Union as well as the following past Presidents and Board Chairs from major commodity boards, listed below:

• Frank Johannsen (Bayard, NE), Past President of the National Wheat Growers Association
• Phil Hardenberger (Crete, NE), Past President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association
• John Klosterman (David City, NE), Past President of the Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association (the predecessor to the Nebraska Cattlemens Association)
• Chuck Myers (Lyons, NE), Recent Past President of the United Soybean Board (this is a national board for soybean producers)
• Ron Woollen (Wilcox, NE), Past President of National Corn Growers Association
• Lemoine Smith (Minden, NE), Past President of National Corn Growers Association
• Rod Hassebrook (Platte Center, NE), Past Chair of Nebraska Corn Board
• Matt Connealy (Decatur, NE), Past Chair of Nebraska Corn Board
• Roy Smith (Plattsmouth, NE), Past President of Nebraska Soybean Association
• Cheryl Burkhard-Kriesel (Gurley, NE), Past President of the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association

Questions can be directed to Meg Mandy, Communications Director, at (619) 288-3823 or meg@chuckhassebrook.com