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Hugh Asa Fitzsimons III tended cattle and taught history before becoming a bison rancher on family land near Carrizo Springs, according to his campaign website, which says that the 2014 candidate for agriculture commissioner is also an advocate on public policy issues related to water use and climate change.
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