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1Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches2Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors3Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteThe late-2024 contest to lead House Democrats on the Agriculture Committee began with three candidates: Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig, California Rep. Jim Costa and then-ranking member Rep. David Scott of Georgia. On Dec. 17, 2024, the Democratic Steering Committee endorsed Craig; the report said the full caucus vote was expected the next day, but did not give its result. The contest was an internal party leadership selection, not a public election.
What the three candidates said they would prioritize
The candidates shared concerns about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), rural outreach and the farm bill. Their campaign statements differed in emphasis, but the available reporting does not provide a complete side-by-side platform record.
Angie Craig: SNAP, climate funding and rural trust
Craig argued that Democrats needed to defend SNAP, resist cuts and changes to climate funding, and rebuild trust with rural voters. In her letter, she wrote, “Right now, I worry that too many rural Americans don’t trust that Democrats have their best interests at heart.” She said rural Americans “want us to show up and listen,” and called for Democrats to “Show up and listen. And have a presence in Ag country.”
Craig had been elected to a fourth term on Nov. 5, 2024, and represented a district south of the Twin Cities, according to Successful Farming’s campaign-launch report.
Jim Costa: SNAP, Inflation Reduction Act investments and a farm bill
Costa emphasized protecting SNAP, defending investments made through the Inflation Reduction Act, restoring a Democratic message in rural America and finding a bipartisan path toward a farm bill. He wrote that Democrats needed a leader who would “fight to protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), defend the historic investments we made through the Inflation Reduction Act, and bring a strong Democratic message back to rural America.”
Costa also pointed to his experience, writing that he had served on the committee for 20 years and could help find a path to “passing a bipartisan farm bill, which is currently expired.” Those service and bill-status descriptions reflect his letter as reported at the time.
David Scott: seniority and negotiations
Scott was the committee’s ranking member when the campaign began. The report presented his seniority as an advantage and said he opposed the Republican-backed farm bill. Scott argued, “Republicans must return to the negotiating table and work with Democrats to craft a truly bipartisan farm bill.”
The report also noted criticism on Capitol Hill that Scott had not been aggressive enough in promoting Democratic priorities. That was a reported perception, not an independently established assessment.
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Why rural outreach featured prominently
The campaign-launch story cited 2024 exit-poll figures reported by Successful Farming: Donald Trump received 64% of the rural and small-town vote, compared with 51% in suburbs and 38% in cities. The passage does not identify the underlying polling organization, so the numbers should be understood as figures attributed to exit polling by the publication, not as independently verified estimates.
Craig’s call to “show up and listen” and Costa’s emphasis on restoring a Democratic message in rural America placed voter outreach alongside committee policy. The reporting shows that rural trust was a stated concern in the contest, but it does not establish how voters in any particular district viewed the candidates or their proposals.
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What happened in the selection process
On Dec. 17, 2024, the Democratic Steering Committee endorsed Craig. Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur said, “They were strong voices for agriculture and our caucus needs to get that out into the country,” according to Successful Farming’s follow-up report.
The follow-up said a full Democratic caucus vote was expected the next day. It does not report the result of that vote, so the Steering Committee endorsement should not be described as the final caucus selection. The available reporting also does not establish who leads the committee now.
How to read the candidates’ ages and experience claims
The campaign-launch report described Scott as 79, Costa as 72 and Craig as 52 at the time of publication. These are historical ages, not current ones. Likewise, Costa’s 20 years on the committee was a claim in his letter as reported in 2024, not a current service-length figure.
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