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Hightower in 2015
James Allen Hightower
(born January 11, 1943) is an American columnist,
progressive
[1]
[2]
political activist
, and author. From 1983 to 1991, he served as elected commissioner of the
Texas Department of Agriculture
during the Governships of
Mark White
and
Bill Clements
. He was born in
Denison, Texas
.
Hightower had endorsed
Bernie Sanders
for
President of the United States
in
2016
, actively campaigning for the Democratic candidate.
[3]