Meet the Director
Since 1867, the National Grange has worked to improve the lives of rural Americans all across our great nation. Our Legislative Department works tirelessly to bring America’s farmers, ranchers and other rural residents the resources they require to stay current and competitive in today’s ever-changing global and local economies. By maintaining a legislative office in Washington D.C., just one block from the White House, Grange advocacy let’s rural Americans everywhere speak their mind in the nation’s capital.
A bipartisan and grassroots organization since day one, all Grange policy begins in our 1,400 local and state Grange chapters and works its way up to National where our dedicated National Grange Legislative Department works to implement these goals and values at the federal level in Washington, DC. Through this democratic process, the Grange will continue its mission of protecting and preserving the livelihoods of rural Americans and ensuring that they enjoy the same access to quality goods and services as their urban counterparts.
Burton Eller is the Grange’s Legislative Director and Executive Director of Grange Advocacy works hard to see our policies implemented in Washington each and every day. He has a career-long involvement in the development of grassroots advocacy. From his personal history as an owner of a family farm, to his tenure serving as the Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mr. Eller has been a staunch champion of the agricultural community’s right to operate in a free market climate. His successes include twice raising the estate tax exemption level; securing legislation requiring imported meat inspection equivalency to US standards; establishing the Beef Check-Off for research, marketing and promotion of beef products; and many more. Mr. Eller has a distinguished career in the trade association, lobbying and government sectors. He holds more than three decades of experience in the sector, and has a long history upholding the rights of rural Americans. Mr. Eller holds a Masters in Physiology and a Bachelors in Animal Science from Virginia Tech.
We encourage you to learn more about what the Grange stands for, what we’ve been doing, and how you can get involved. If you have any additional questions regarding the Grange’s policies or legislative priorities, please call the National Grange office, at 202‐628-3507 ext. 114 or via email to be****@************ge.org.
