John Salazar Relishes New Role
John Salazar doesn’t seem to miss Congress.
It’s been about 10 months since the Democrat and former member of the U.S. House’s powerful Ways and Means Committee lost a bitter re-election campaign for a fourth term. But the Manassa potato farmer said he’s happy leading the Colorado Agriculture Department.
Salazar may have soured on national politics. But he’s not averse to politically charged dilemmas facing farms. In July, Salazar led other Western agriculture chiefs in endorsing a guest-worker program that would make it easier to find immigrant farm hands.
Salazar said the industry needs to push Congress on immigration so that farmers and ranchers can find immigrant help.
