South Dakotan Marcia Bunger has been appointed by the Biden Administration to lead the United States Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency.
In her role as RMA Administrator, she will oversee the development and implementation of crop insurance policies and deliver educational information about risk management and crop insurance.
“I am humbled to be appointed as USDA’s Risk Management Agency Administrator for the Biden Administration. I was appointed through President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ model, where I submitted my desire to continue to serve the farmers and ranchers of the greatest and safest food-producing nation in the world. Throughout the Department of Agriculture, there is a greater emphasis than ever to ensure risk management programs are accessible to all and meet the needs of historically underserved communities,” said Marcia Bunger.
Bunger was born and raised in South Dakota on a farm as a first-generation Asian American on her maternal side and a 100-plus -year family farm on her paternal side. She graduated from Augustana with a degree in Communication and Business Administration. Bunger has been married for almost 40 years and together with her spouse has a 1,200-acre corn and soybean farm, as well as a 200 head cow-calf operation.
Bunger has worked for the USDA Farm Service Agency for over 25 years in various capacities. She has been the co-treasurer of the South Dakota Democratic Party since 2019. Previously she served as the Chair of the McCook County Democrats.
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