Rod Hamilton

Rod Hamilton is a Republican representative in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He has worked in the swine industry since 1986, and he was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2004. He is also a member of the Minnesota Pork Producers (he's a past president), Minnesota Farm Bureau, and Minnesota Farmers Union. Hamilton is the head of communications at Christenson Farms, which produces three million hogs per year.

In 2011, he co-authored an "ag-gag" bill (House File No. 1369) that would ban photos and videos at livestock facilities.

External Articles

 * Tom Laskawy, "Little piggies, crawling in the dirt: Minnesota reps behind ag-gag bill have factory-farm ties," Grist, April 28, 2011.
 * Shari Danielson, "Why Don't Minnesota Lawmakers Want to Talk About Proposed Law Against Videotaping Inside Animal Facilities?," Simple Good and Tasty, April 28, 2011.
 * Mark Bittman, "Who Protects the Animals?," New York Times, April 26, 2011.
 * Tom Laskawy, "Minnesota next up to pass law banning undercover farm videos," Grist, April 13, 2011.
 * Will Potter, "Minnesota Bill Targets Anyone Who Exposes an “Image or Sound” of Animal Suffering at Factory Farms, Puppy Mills," Green is the New Red, April 6, 2011.