Pam Lewison is the Research Director for WPC’s Center for Agriculture. She is also a fourth-generation farmer raising hay, teff, and other rotational crops and finishes a few beef cattle annually for direct-to-consumer sale. She is the current Grant County Farm Bureau president and as well as the current Washington CattleWomen’s Association president. Her writing and expertise have been featured in ag publications like Capital Press and large news publications like The Seattle Times and The LA Times. She also contributes to the Pacific Research Institute on agricultural issues. Her research been utilized in numerous hearings in Olympia and she has had the good fortune to work with several lobbyists and legislators on both sides of the aisle. She holds a master’s degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications from Texas A&M University—College Station and a bachelor’s degree in English—Creative Writing from Washington State University—Pullman. Her belief in what WPC stands for in the ag space is simple: food does not have a political party; everyone eats.