Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain Signs Up to Run for Reelection

By Julie O’Donoghue

Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain signed up Tuesday to seek his fifth term in statewide office. A veterinarian from St. Tammany Parish, Strain won his first election to run the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in 2007.

The commissioner, a Republican, currently has no major opponents, but candidates have until 4:30 p.m. Thursday to qualify to run against him.