Kent Leonhardt

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kent Leonhardt

| office = Agriculture Commissioner of West Virginia

| governor = Jim Justice
Patrick Morrisey

| term_start = January 16, 2017

| term_end =

| predecessor = Walt Helmick

| successor =

| state_senate1 = West Virginia

| district1 = 2nd

| term_start1 = December 1, 2014

| term_end1 = January 16, 2017

| predecessor1 = Larry J. Edgell

| successor1 = Charles H. Clements

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|2}}

| birth_place = New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| education = University of Missouri, Columbia (BA)
Central Michigan University (MBA)

}}

Kent Leonhardt (born April 2, 1954) is the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. Having been elected in November 2016,{{cite web |title=WV Department of Agriculture Website |url=https://agriculture.wv.gov/ |website=Home page: West Virginia Department of Agriculture |access-date=4 November 2021 |ref=1}} he took office January 2017. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.

Leonhardt is a farmer operating a {{Convert|380|acre|adj=on}} farm in western Monongalia County, West Virginia. He raises sheep, cattle, and goats. He formerly served in the West Virginia State Senate for the 2nd district.{{cite web |title=State Conservation Committee Member |url=https://www.wvca.us/scc.cfm#AgCommissioner |website=SCC |publisher=West Virginia Conservation Agency |access-date=4 November 2021 |ref=2}} He is retired from the United States Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel. He holds a degree in wildlife management from the University of Missouri and an MBA from Central Michigan University.{{cite web |url=http://leonhardtforwvagriculture.com/home/about/ |title=About Kent Leonhardt | Kent Leonhardt for West Virginia |publisher=Leonhardtforwvagriculture.com |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2017-03-28 |archive-date=2016-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110235401/http://leonhardtforwvagriculture.com/home/about/ |url-status=dead }}