California Democratic Rep. Jim Costa will challenge House Agriculture ranking member David Scott of Georgia — who has been absent recently because of health problems — to be top Democrat on the panel next Congress.
Costa is the second-highest ranking Democrat on the committee and has a long history in the agriculture sector. He announced his interest Wednesday at a California delegation meeting and has reached out to members on the committee to discuss the farm bill on Thursday, a congressional aide said.
An aide to Costa said they haven’t confirmed anything yet regarding the farm bill meeting.
