John Boozman
U.S. Senator from Arkansas and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee
Senator from Arkansas, United States Senate · Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Background
John Boozman is a U.S. senator from Arkansas, serving since 2011.
He is the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee for the 119th Congress.
He is a former optometrist. He was U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011.
Key facts
- Born
- December 10, 1950, in Shreveport, Louisianasource
- U.S. Senate
- Senator from Arkansas since 2011source
- U.S. House
- Representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, 2001 to 2011source
- Committee role
- Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee for the 119th Congresssource
- Education
- Graduated from the Southern College of Optometry in 1977source
WYDE coverage of John Boozman
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about John Boozman, from Jun 24, 2026 to Aug 8, 2026. John Boozman is a named leader in 2 stories. The most recent is The 2026 Farm Bill Fails in the Senate Agriculture Committee by One Vote Over SNAP Error Rates.
The 2026 Farm Bill Fails in the Senate Agriculture Committee by One Vote Over SNAP Error Rates
Democrats blocked the Agricultural Act of 2026 after Chairman John Boozman offered a one-year delay on state SNAP cost sharing, leaving the first farm bill since 2018 stalled into September
Aug 8, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader
Food PolicySenate Farm Bill Keeps SNAP Cost Shift to States as 4 Million Lose Benefits
Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman released a 2026 farm bill on June 23 that keeps the One Big Beautiful Bill's SNAP cost shift to states, rejecting calls to delay it as more than 4 million people leave the program.
Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader
Reported alongside John Boozman
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities · in 1 story with John Boozman
- Great Plains Food Bank · in 1 story with John Boozman
- Sharon Parrott · in 1 story with John Boozman
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