Congratulations: Rep. Kenneth Walker

A Mississippi state legislator who is a lifelong farmer and a project manager experienced in wastewater management has been appointed assistant chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. 

Kenneth Walker, who grew up on a cattle operation in Leake County, Mississippi, has served as vice chairman of the House Workforce Development Committee and as a member of the Agriculture, Water and Conservation, Education, Energy, and Forestry committees. 

Before his election to the state House, Walker oversaw the maintenance and operation of the Jackson, Mississippi, wastewater treatment plant.