Jerry McReynolds was elected to the Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors in 1998. He represents the 6th district, which includes Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Rooks, Osborne, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Russell, Ellis, Trego and Rooks counties. 

            McReynolds farms in Rooks and Osborne counties and produces wheat, grain and forage sorghum, corn and alfalfa. His operation also includes a 250-head commercial cow herd, backgrounding, growing and finishing program. 

            McReynolds has been actively involved in Kansas Farm Bureau and other agricultural organizations.  He has represented his county as a delegate to Kansas Farm Bureau's annual meeting and also has served on the Farm Bureau Vote FBF board. He was a delegate to the Kansas State Board of Agriculture for 14 years and served on the Kansas State Fair Long-Range Planning Committee for youth activities. He was a member of the first class of the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership program. 

            McReynolds attended McPherson College in McPherson, KS, and graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in agricultural economics. He received the outstanding senior in agricultural economics award. 

            McReynolds lives south of Woodston with his wife Diane, who is a junior high teacher. They have three children: Shawn, Renee Laird and Michelle Ziegler.