HALLIE SHOFFNER FOR ARKANSAS
My name is Hallie Shoffner, and I'm running for U.S. Senate. I’m a sixth-generation Arkansas rice farmer. I grew up in the fields, and for the last nine years, I was primary operator of my family's farm.
But in February, like hundreds of farmers across the country and dozens across the state, I had to shut it down. Not because I didn’t work hard. Not because I didn’t know what I was doing. But because we are operating under bad policy and total indifference from Washington.
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My story is like a lot of other Arkansas stories - one that tells how long our leaders in D.C. have abandoned the people of our state. I decided that if I cannot farm, I will fight for farmers, for my neighbors, for my community, and for my state.
To lift Arkansas’s economy, you have to experience it first-hand.
You have understand our largest industry, agriculture. You have understand the businesses that support that industry - like truckers and mechanics and the workers who process our crops.
You have understand how people live, right here, right now. Whether you live in a small town or one of our cities, we all struggle with the costs of basic needs like groceries, doctors visits and medications, mortgages or rent payments, utility bills, rising insurance costs, and car payments. ​
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I understand that.
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The thing is, we don't have to struggle. We can strengthen our economy and support the businesses and farmers participating in global markets. We can support infrastructure for existing and new industries. We can strengthen, not cut Medicaid If you send me to the Senate, we’ll rebuild from the ground up.
I’m a farmer. From the ground up is what I do.
About Hallie
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Hallie is a graduate of Newport High School, Vanderbilt University, and the Clinton School of Public Service. ​Hallie is the founder of Delta Harvest, an enterprise that builds local food infrastructure, supports other farmers, and brings opportunity back to struggling communities. Her career has bridged farming, business, nonprofit leadership, and advocacy—and her vision has always been rooted in fairness, grit, and getting things done.
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Visit the FarmHer Hallie Blog for more.
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