Sherrie Taha is the Democratic nominee for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. She is an important part of the statewide ticket, so here is some info about her campaign.

Sherrie Taha – Photo Credit: QC Times

Brief Bio
Sherrie Taha is a lifelong Democratic activist with over 15 years of experience serving on boards and commissions. She has worked as a teacher, an artist and a bus driver. Most recently she served as recording secretary/treasurer for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 441, and on the board of the League of Women Voters Metropolitan Des Moines. She was elected and currently serves as a commissioner for the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).

Sherrie was born in Creston, and split her childhood between southwestern and central Iowa. She earned a degree in art education from the University of Minnesota, has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and received a master of public administration degree from Drake University. Sherrie has two adult daughters, Maggie and Annie.

Issues
For Taha, agriculture is about soil and water.

“Soil and water are so fundamental we literally cannot live without them,” wrote Taha on her web site. “Limiting our view of them as resources we can endlessly extract from has pushed nature beyond its capacity to rejuvenate itself in an otherwise, resilient natural cycle.  With such an emphasis on extracting resources from our landscape and shipping them out of state, we’ve even forgotten to use our natural resources to take care of our own basic and recreation needs.  In order to continue to reap the economic benefits and reclaim the social benefits of our natural environment, we must insure that we work within the boundaries of Nature.”

To learn more about Taha’s stance on agricultural issues, click here.

Taha has strong views on the importance of agriculture in Iowa lives. Her challenges in this race are gaining name recognition, and dependence upon the top of the Democratic ticket. A Google search for Sherrie Taha revealed a sparse number of articles and files, mostly related to her announcement on Aug. 27, 2013, and to Democratic cattle call events where she spoke.

Whatever her challenges, she is in the arena, and Blog for Iowa sends best wishes to Sherrie Taha in her endeavor to beat an incumbent entrenched in the Branstad administration. To contribute to her campaign, click here.

Take a look at this first television commercial from the campaign and share it with friends.