Vilsack Confirmed as Ag Secretary
January 30, 2009
Tom Vilsack was sworn in as the 30th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 21, 2009. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Vilsack received unanimous support for his confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
Secretary Vilsack has served in the public sector at nearly every level of government, beginning as mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1987, and then as state senator in 1992. In 1998, he was the first Democrat elected Governor of Iowa in more than 30 years, an office he held for two terms.
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