The Cultivated Approach To a Political Appointment
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Fourth-generation Southern Maryland farmer Earl F. "Buddy" Hance was named deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture last week.
Hance has held several positions in the state's agriculture industry, including president of the Maryland Farm Bureau, chairman of the Maryland State Tobacco Authority and chairman of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Commission.
"Few people have the combined knowledge of agricultural and environmental policy, rural development, and running a successful farm business in today's economy than Buddy Hance," Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) said in a statement announcing the appointment.
Hance, a former tobacco farmer, and his family farm 400 acres of corn and soybeans and operate several commercial greenhouses. He and his wife, Robin, live in Port Republic in Calvert County and have three children.
O'Malley's nominee for state agriculture secretary, Roger Richardson, praised Hance as being "very instrumental in bringing together the agricultural and environmental communities."
Hance also has been active in numerous local, state and national farm and civic organizations. He represents the Northeastern states on the American Farm Bureau Federation. In Maryland, he is a member of the Rural Maryland Council, the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, the Patuxent River Commission, the Southern Maryland Tourism Council, the Calvert Farmland Trust and the board of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum.
Hance is the second high-ranking state agriculture official from Calvert County in as many Democratic administrations in Annapolis. Former county commissioner Hagner R. Mister served as state agriculture secretary under Gov. Parris N. Glendening.
Pushing 12 Percent
Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) has nominated 15 Southern Marylanders to various positions at state and regional levels. The governor announced a total of 145 nominations statewide last week.
Southern Marylanders nominated for key posts were:
ยท Judge Richard A. Cooper, renominated for the District Court of Maryland, District 4 for Charles County.
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