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padding:4px; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: grey; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Indiana Director of Agriculture</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><br /><a href="/File:Seal_of_Indiana.png" class="image"><img alt="Seal of Indiana.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d9/Seal_of_Indiana.png/150px-Seal_of_Indiana.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d9/Seal_of_Indiana.png/225px-Seal_of_Indiana.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d9/Seal_of_Indiana.png/300px-Seal_of_Indiana.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: grey; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>General information</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Office Type:</b>  </td><td align="left">Nonpartisan</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Office website:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.in.gov/isda/">Official Link</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Compensation:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$163,865</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>2025 FY Budget:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="#State_budget">$16,671,486</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Term limits:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/State_executives_with_term_limits" title="State executives with term limits">None</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: grey; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Structure</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Length of term:</b>  </td><td align="left"> Serves at the governor's pleasure</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Authority:</b>  </td><td align="left">Indiana Code, Title 15, Article 11, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Selection Method:</b>  </td><td align="left">Appointed by the governor</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: grey; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Current Officeholder</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px"><div style="text-align:center;"> <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/200/Don-Lamb.PNG" onerror="imgError(this);" width="150px" /> </p> <p> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Don_Lamb">Indiana Director of Agriculture Don Lamb</a><br /> Nonpartisan<br /> <b>Assumed office:</b> March 1, 2023 </p> </div> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: grey; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Other Indiana Executive Offices</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size:90%;"><a href="/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">Governor</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">Lieutenant Governor</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Secretary_of_State" title="Indiana Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> • <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Indiana" title="Attorney General of Indiana">Attorney General</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Treasurer" title="Indiana Treasurer">Treasurer</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Comptroller_of_State" title="Indiana Comptroller of State">Comptroller</a> • <a href="/Indiana_State_Examiner" title="Indiana State Examiner">Examiner</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Secretary_of_Education" title="Indiana Secretary of Education">Secretary of Education</a> • <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Agriculture Director</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Commissioner_of_Insurance" title="Indiana Commissioner of Insurance">Insurance Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Director_of_Natural_Resources" title="Indiana Director of Natural Resources">Natural Resources Director</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Commissioner_of_Labor" title="Indiana Commissioner of Labor">Labor Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Utility_Regulatory_Commission" title="Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission">Utility Regulatory Commission</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Current_officeholder"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Current officeholder</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Authority"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Authority</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Qualifications"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Appointments"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Appointments</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Vacancies"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancies</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Duties"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Duties</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Divisions"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Divisions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#State_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">State budget</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Compensation"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Compensation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2021"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2019"><span class="tocnumber">9.4</span> <span class="toctext">2019</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">9.5</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#2017"><span class="tocnumber">9.6</span> <span class="toctext">2017</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">9.7</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#2015"><span class="tocnumber">9.8</span> <span class="toctext">2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">9.9</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">9.10</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">9.11</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Historical_officeholders"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Historical officeholders</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Recent_news"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Recent news</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Contact_information"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">Contact information</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>The <b>Indiana Director of Agriculture</b> is an appointed state executive position in the Indiana state government. The director is responsible for overseeing the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, which regulates agriculture in the state, as well as overseeing advocacy for the growth and development of Indiana agriculture. The director is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_officeholder">Current officeholder</span></h2> <p>The current Indiana Director of Agriculture is <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Don_Lamb">Don Lamb</a> (nonpartisan). Lamb assumed office in 2023. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Authority">Authority</span></h2> <p>Title 15, Article 11, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Indiana Code addresses the office of director of agriculture: </p> <table style="width:35%; background:#e5e4e2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><i>The director is the chief executive and administrative officer of the department.</i><sup id="cite_ref-code2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-code2-2">[2]</a></sup><br /> <br /> <i>The governor shall appoint the director of the department.</i><sup id="cite_ref-code_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-code-3">[3]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Qualifications">Qualifications</span></h2> <p><i>Note: <a href="/State_Executive_Officials" class="mw-redirect" title="State Executive Officials">Ballotpedia's state executive officials project</a> researches the constitutional or statutory text that establishes the requirements necessary to qualify for a state executive office. That information for the Indiana Director of Agriculture has not yet been added. After extensive research, we were unable to identify any relevant information on state official websites. If you have any additional information about this office for inclusion on this section and/or page, please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">email us</a>.</i> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Appointments">Appointments</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/File:Indiana_exec_org_chart.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/ed/Indiana_exec_org_chart.png/200px-Indiana_exec_org_chart.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="257" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/ed/Indiana_exec_org_chart.png/300px-Indiana_exec_org_chart.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/ed/Indiana_exec_org_chart.png/400px-Indiana_exec_org_chart.png 2x" data-file-width="513" data-file-height="658" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Indiana_exec_org_chart.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Indiana state government organizational chart</div></div></div> <p>The director of agriculture is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor.<sup id="cite_ref-code_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-code-3">[3]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancies">Vacancies</span></h2> <p><i>Note: <a href="/State_Executive_Officials" class="mw-redirect" title="State Executive Officials">Ballotpedia's state executive officials project</a> researches the constitutional or statutory text that details the process of filling vacancies for a state executive office. That information for the Indiana Director of Agriculture has not yet been added. After extensive research, we were unable to identify any relevant information on state official websites. If you have any additional information about this office for inclusion on this section and/or page, please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">email us</a>.</i> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Duties">Duties</span></h2> <p>The director of agriculture is responsible for overseeing the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, which regulates agriculture in the state. The director also advocates for growth and development of Indiana agriculture.<sup id="cite_ref-code2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-code2-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Divisions">Divisions</span></h2> <p>As of January 20, 2021, the Indiana Department of Agriculture has five main divisions: </p> <ul><li>Economic Development</li> <li>Public Affairs</li> <li>Indiana FFA Association</li> <li>Soil Conservation</li> <li>Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_budget">State budget</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Indiana_state_budget_and_finances" title="Indiana state budget and finances">Indiana state budget and finances</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The Department of Agriculture's budget was $16,671,486 for Fiscal Year 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Compensation">Compensation</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">Compensation of state executive officers</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <p>In 2022, the officer's salary was $163,865, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BotS2022_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BotS2022-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2021">2021</span></h3> <p>In 2021, the director received a salary of $158,568, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2021salary_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021salary-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <p>In 2020, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $156,998, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2019">2019</span></h3> <p>In 2019, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $148,000, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <p>In 2018, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $148,000, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h3> <p>In 2017, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $147,346, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <p>In 2016, the commissioner’s salary was increased to $144,457, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2015">2015</span></h3> <p>In 2015, the commissioner received a salary $137,500, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <p>In 2014, the director received a salary of <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$137,500</a>, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h3> <p>In 2013, the director received a salary of <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$90,000</a>, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <p>In 2012, the director received a salary of <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$99,001</a>, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_officeholders">Historical officeholders</span></h2> <p><i>Note: <a href="/State_Executive_Officials" class="mw-redirect" title="State Executive Officials">Ballotpedia's state executive officials project</a> researches state official websites for chronological lists of historical officeholders; information for the Indiana Director of Agriculture has not yet been added because the information was unavailable on the relevant state official websites, or we are currently in the process of formatting the list for this office. If you have any additional information about this office for inclusion on this section and/or page, please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">email us</a>.</i> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Recent_news">Recent news</span></h2> <p>The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms <b>Indiana Agriculture Director.</b> These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles. </p> <div class="rss-feed"> <p><b><span style="font-size:135%"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Indiana+Agriculture+Director&um=1&ie=UTF-8">Indiana Director of Agriculture - Google News</a></span></b> </p> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact_information">Contact information</span></h2> <p><b>Indiana State Department of Agriculture</b><br /> 1 North Capitol, Suite 600<br /> Indianapolis, IN 46204<br /> </p><p><b>Phone:</b> (317)232-8770<br /> <b>Fax:</b> (317)232-1362<br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Indiana_state_executive_offices" title="Indiana state executive offices">Indiana state executive offices</a></li> <li><a href="/Indiana_state_executive_officials" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiana state executive officials">Indiana state executive officials</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.in.gov/isda/">Indiana State Department of Agriculture</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.in.gov/isda/about/about-isda/"><i>Indiana State Department of Agriculture</i>, "About the Indiana State Department of Agriculture," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-code2-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-code2_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-code2_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title15/ar11/ch2.html"><i>Indiana Code,</i> "IC 15-11-2-2," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-code-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-code_3-0">3.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-code_3-1">3.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title15/ar11/ch3.html"><i>Indiana Code,</i> "IC 15-11-3-1," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.in.gov/isda/about/about-isda/"><i>Indiana State Department of Agriculture</i>, "About the Indiana State Department of Agriculture," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.in.gov/sba/files/2023-TheWholeBudgetReport-10.pdf"><i>Indiana State Budget Agency</i>, "2023-2025 The Whole Budget Report," accessed December 6, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BotS2022-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-BotS2022_6-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://bookofthestates.org/"><i>Council of State Governments</i>, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2021salary-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2021salary_7-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/bos_2021_issuu/150"><i>Issuu</i>, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/bos_2020_web"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/bos2019"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/bos2018"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/bos2017"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 20, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11%202016.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11%202015.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11%202014.pdf"><i>Council of State Governments,</i> "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/4.11_2013.pdf"><i>The Council of State Governments</i>, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="2" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" 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