James Redfield

James Redfield serves as the State Director for Rural Development in Texas. Prior to this role, he managed government and external relations at the Texas Department of Agriculture. Earlier, James was a policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Secretary Ben Carson, where he worked concurrently for the Office of Policy Development and Research and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). He also served as a legislative staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives for two former Texas members, focusing on agriculture and financial services policy. A native of Nacogdoches, Texas, James holds a degree in Agribusiness from Texas A&M University.