WASHINGTON, DC, US — Alexa Combelic was promoted from director to executive director of government affairs for the American Soybean Association (ASA), effective immediately.

She joined the association in May 2020 as one of the ASA’s first in-house policy staff and has managed its biofuels portfolio as well as transportation and infrastructure.

“Alexa is sharp, strategic, and has demonstrated time and again the sound judgment needed to navigate the nuances of policy and regulatory decisions as required to drive soy forward,” said Stephen Censky, chief executive officer of the ASA. “She brings with her not only the outstanding body of soy policy experience gained these last five years with our organization — working day in, day out with our farmers to hear and amplify their needs — but also immense legislative and management experience gained during her years on the Hill.”

 Combelic is a native of Connecticut and served nearly six years in Congressman Joe Courtney’s Connecticut office, most of that time as legislative director supervising a large legislative team and managing policy priorities across several committee assignments.

Before, she was a legislative aid for Senator Chris Murphy and had worked on Murphy’s Senate campaign. Likewise, Combelic was a member of both Murphy and Courtney’s congressional campaigns.

She has a dual bachelor of arts degrees in political science and history from the University of Connecticut.

Combelic cited achievements with which she has been pleased during her tenure as a government affairs director, including developing forward-facing sustainability policy priorities for the industry, infrastructure and bioproducts policy accomplishments, and SoyPAC initiatives.

Now, she looks to the future.

 “Already, our industry faces many challenges in 2025,” she said. “As these issues arise, we need to hit the ground running on both offensive and defensive advocacy efforts. The only way to achieve our priorities will be through a collaborative, all-hands-on-deck approach, and I am exceptionally excited to continue to serve the soy industry in this new role and lead the charge.”