State Farm Bureau PAC endorses Bivins for Senate
From the Sauk Valley News
(http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2008/10/14/news/local/90a8d6675a22d5e11349018604fbef9c.txt)
State Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, has won the Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR Friend of Agriculture Award, and been endorsed by the group.
ACTIVATOR is the farm bureau’s bipartisan and voluntary political fund. ACTIVATOR supports politicians “who stand up for agriculture and protect the values of rural America,” according to www.ilfb.org, the farm bureau’s Web site.
Bivins, who was appointed to fill the vacancy left by state Sen. Todd Sieben, faces Galena Democrat Marty Mulcahey in his bid for the 45th District seat.
Kevin Semlow, Secretary for ACTIVATOR, said in a news release that one of the reasons ACTIVATOR is endorsing the freshman senator is his “perfect” voting record on agriculture issues.
“I am extremely honored to be endorsed by such a distinguished organization as the Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR,” Bivins said in the release. “Agriculture is the backbone of the Illinois economy; farmers from all across the 45th Senate district play a major role in keeping our state going.”
