2003 WACD Annual Convention

"Wyoming - Conserving the Best"

Outstanding Elected Official

(pictured from left to right, the Honorable Jim Hageman, Wyoming State Legislature, Outstanding 
Elected Official; Olin Sims, WACD President.)

The 2003 Outstanding Elected Official of the Year is Jim Hageman of Fort Laramie .  Jim has been a very supportive elected official of not only the three Goshen County Conservation Districts, but has gone to bat for statewide conservation issues, programs and projects that provide good conservation for Wyoming communities.  He is not afraid to stand up for issues he feels will benefit everyone, even when his is being opposed by individuals and groups against conservation.

Jim is a great person to have on the side of conservation districts in selling our programs and looking out for the resources of Wyoming .  He has spent his whole life living on a ranch in a small community and knows what it takes to keep things moving in a positive direction for the next generation.  During his career as an elected official, he has tried to help those communities by representing them to the best of his ability, as well as doing what’s best for our state and its future.

Jim is currently serving as the House Ag Committee Chair.  The bills that Jim has sponsored and carried for conservation and agriculture, and the support he has provided to District issues are too numerous to mention.

Not only has Jim dedicated himself to agriculture, he and his wife, Marion, have raised six children and opened their home to over 30 foster children.