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| − | '''Tom Vilsack''' is the former Governor of [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He was a candidate early on in the [[2008 Presidential Election]] for the Democratic nomination, but withdrew and endorsed | + | '''Tom Vilsack''' is the former Governor of [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He has twice served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack has repeatedly spoken at the U.S.-China Business Council – a lobbying group that “serves the interests” of Chinese and American corporations – even defending a controversial Chinese state-funded project flagged as a “national security risk” by the U.S. intelligence community.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bidens-ag-chief-hyped-chinese-threats/</ref> |
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| + | Vilsack was a candidate early on in the [[2008 Presidential Election]] for the Democratic nomination, but withdrew and endorsed Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260688,00.html</ref> He was nominated for [[Secretary of Agriculture]] by [[Barack Obama]]<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec17/0,4670,Obama1150,00.html</ref> and was confirmed by the Senate. | ||
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Revision as of 07:17, May 10, 2021
| Tom Vilsack | |
|---|---|
| 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture From: January 21, 2009-Present | |
| President | Barack Hussein Obama |
| Predecessor | Ed Schafer |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| 40th Governor of Iowa From: January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007 | |
| Predecessor | Terry Branstad |
| Successor | Chet Culver |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Christie Vilsack |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Tom Vilsack is the former Governor of Iowa and a member of the Democratic Party. He has twice served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack has repeatedly spoken at the U.S.-China Business Council – a lobbying group that “serves the interests” of Chinese and American corporations – even defending a controversial Chinese state-funded project flagged as a “national security risk” by the U.S. intelligence community.[1]
Vilsack was a candidate early on in the 2008 Presidential Election for the Democratic nomination, but withdrew and endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton.[2] He was nominated for Secretary of Agriculture by Barack Obama[3] and was confirmed by the Senate.