Kent Leonhardt

Kent Leonhardt
Agriculture Commissioner of West Virginia
Assumed office
January 16, 2017
GovernorJim Justice
Preceded byWalt Helmick
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
December 1, 2014 – January 16, 2017
Preceded byLarry J. Edgell
Succeeded byCharles H. Clements
Personal details
Born (1954-04-02) April 2, 1954 (age 70)
New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Missouri, Columbia (BA)
Central Michigan University (MBA)

Kent Leonhardt (born April 2, 1954) is the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. Having been elected in November 2016,[1] he took office January 2017. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.

Leonhardt is a farmer operating a 380-acre (150 ha) farm in western Monongalia County, West Virginia. He raises sheep, cattle, and goats. He formerly served in the West Virginia State Senate for the 2nd district.[2] He is retired from the United States Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel. He holds a degree in wildlife management from the University of Missouri and an MBA from Central Michigan University.[3]

  1. ^ "WV Department of Agriculture Website". Home page: West Virginia Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "State Conservation Committee Member". SCC. West Virginia Conservation Agency. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ "About Kent Leonhardt | Kent Leonhardt for West Virginia". Leonhardtforwvagriculture.com. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2017-03-28.