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Brooke Rollins

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Brooke Rollins

Brooke Leslie Rollins (born April 10, 1972) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 33rd United States secretary of agriculture since February 2025. Rollins previously served as deputy general counsel, ethics advisor, and policy director to Texas governor Rick Perry. From 2003 to 2018, Rollins led the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank. Rollins was director of the Office of American Innovation from 2018 until 2020 and the acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council during Donald Trump's first presidency. In 2021, Rollins and Larry Kudlow co-founded America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank that helped plan the policy agenda for a second Trump administration. Rollins was President and CEO until March 2025. On November 23, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Rollins to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. On February 13, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rollins as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by a 72–28 vote.

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President
Donald Trump
Deputy
Stephen Vaden
Preceded by
Jeff Judson
Succeeded by
Kevin Roberts
Born
Brooke Leslie (1972-04-10) April 10, 1972 (age 53)Glen Rose, Texas, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Mark Rollins
Children
4
Parent
Helen Kerwin (mother)
Education
Texas A&M University (BS)University of Texas at Austin (JD)
Party
Republican

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Preceded byJoe Grogan
Preceded byJoe Grogan
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Preceded byJoe Grogan
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Director of the Domestic Policy CouncilActing 2020–2021
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Succeeded bySusan Rice
Preceded byTom Vilsack
Preceded byTom Vilsack
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Preceded byTom Vilsack
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United States Secretary of Agriculture 2025–present
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Incumbent
Order of precedence
Order of precedence
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Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
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Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
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Order of precedence of the United Statesas Secretary of Agriculture
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Succeeded byHoward Lutnickas United States Secretary of Commerce
U.S. presidential line of succession
U.S. presidential line of succession
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Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
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Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
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Ninth in line as Secretary of Agriculture
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Succeeded byHoward Lutnickas United States Secretary of Commerce
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Preceded byJoe Grogan
Director of the Domestic Policy CouncilActing 2020–2021
Succeeded bySusan Rice
Preceded byTom Vilsack
United States Secretary of Agriculture 2025–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
Order of precedence of the United Statesas Secretary of Agriculture
Succeeded byHoward Lutnickas United States Secretary of Commerce
presidential line of succession
Preceded byDoug Burgumas United States Secretary of the Interior
Ninth in line as Secretary of Agriculture
Succeeded byHoward Lutnickas United States Secretary of Commerce

References

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  8. United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-tech-adviser-reed-cordish-is-leaving-the-white-house/2018/02/16/2895303c-0870-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
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  27. Washington Post
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  28. Washington Post
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  29. The Wall Street Journal
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  30. NPR
    https://www.npr.org/2024/11/23/nx-s1-5203971/trump-brooke-rollins-agriculture-secretary-usda
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    https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/brooke-rollins-trump-agriculture-secretary-texas/
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  36. Agrilife Today
    https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/02/13/brooke-rollins-94-to-lead-u-s-department-of-agriculture/
  37. San Francisco Chronicle
    https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/trump-california-prop-12-pork-20058810.php
  38. Iowa PBS
    https://www.iowapbs.org/shows/mtom/market-package/clip/12803/sec-rollins-appears-house-appropriations-committee
  39. Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network
    https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/usdas-rollins-says-proposition-12-just-not-sustainable/
  40. "Secretary Rollins Issues Statement Following Trump Administration Lawsuit Against California"
    http://web.archive.org/web/20250711003501/https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/07/10/secretary-rollins-issues-statement-following-trump-administration-lawsuit-against-california
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/climate/trump-end-protections-for-58-million-acres-of-national-forests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RU8.Dnq0.qdqpUIK2gLwu&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
  42. U.S. Department of Agriculture
    https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/08/27/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission
  43. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/brooke-rollins-family-and-love-life-all-about-her-husband-mark-rollins-and-their-four-children/articleshow/115629598.cms
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