Thomas James Vilsack is an American politician serving as the 32nd United States secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration. He previously served in the role from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administration. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 40th governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.
James "Tama Jim" Wilson was a Scottish-American politician who served as United States secretary of agriculture for sixteen years during three presidencies,from 1897 to 1913. He holds the record as the longest-serving United States Cabinet member.
Daniel Robert Glickman is an American politician,lawyer,lobbyist,and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States secretary of agriculture from 1995 until 2001 in the Clinton administration. He previously represented Kansas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives for 18 years.
Robert Michael Kimmitt was United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. He was nominated by President Bush on June 29,2005. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on July 29,2005,and he was sworn into office on August 16,2005. Kimmitt served through the end of the Bush administration,leaving office on January 20,2009.
Rick Sheehy is an American politician who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party since 2003,he is the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Nebraska history,with slightly over eight years of service. He was appointed to the office by Governor Dave Heineman,having been previously elected as Mayor of Hastings in 2000.
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,originally the Federal University of Agriculture,is a federal university in Umudike,Abia State,Nigeria was established as a specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 48 of November 1992. It began formal activities in May 1993 with the appointment of the first Council and Vice-Chancellor Professor Placid C. Njoku on 27 May 1993,while other key officials of the University were appointed later.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
Dolores Mary Mertz was an American politician from Iowa.
Mark A. Kuhn is an American grain farmer and politician. He was the Iowa State Representative for the 14th District and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 through 2011.
Romaine Henry "Ro" Foege was the Iowa State Representative from the 29th District,representing portions of Linn and Johnson Counties. He was in the Iowa House of Representatives 1996 to 2008. Foege was Director,Iowa Department on Aging 2010-2011.
Mapatunage James "M. J." Perera was a Sri Lankan civil servant with nine members in his family in Udumulla,Padukka. He created broadcasting history by being the first Ceylonese Director General of Radio Ceylon,the oldest radio station in South Asia,taking over the helm from John Lampson of the BBC.
Elsa Alina Murano has been the Director of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture &Development at Texas A&M University's Agriculture &Life Sciences program since 2012. She was the 23rd president of Texas A&M University from January 3,2008,until her effective resignation on June 15,2009.
Robert A. Krause is currently president of the Veterans National Recovery Center,a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. He is a former State Representative from Iowa,and served in the Iowa General Assembly from 1973 until 1979. He also served as Regional Representative for the US Secretary of Transportation during the Carter Administration,as past Chair of the Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus and as past president of the Reserve Officers Association,Department of Iowa. He also served on the Waterloo (IA) school board.
Mark Everett Keenum is an agricultural economist who is the 19th and current university president of Mississippi State University.
Ken Givens is a Tennessee politician from Rogersville,Tennessee. From 1988-2002,Givens was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the Ninth State House District. In 2003,he was appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to be the 34th Commissioner of Agriculture of Tennessee,a Cabinet-level position in the gubernatorial administration responsible for overseeing the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
Janson Theodore "Ted" Vogt is a former Arizona State Representative and director of the Arizona Department of Gaming. Prior to his appointment as Gaming director by Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey in 2019,Vogt served as the executive director of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Before that,he served as Governor Doug Ducey's chief of operations,and later as the director of legislative and regulatory affairs for Traversant Group. Vogt briefly served as interim director of Arizona State Parks and Trails in 2018.
Mark Steven Cady was an American jurist. He served on the Iowa Supreme Court for 21 years from 1998 to 2019. From 2011 to 2019,he was the chief justice of the court. He was the author of the court's opinion in Varnum v. Brien,which legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa.
Patrick S. Boyd is an educator and American politician who is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,serving since 2017. He represents the Towns of Ashford,Brooklyn,Eastford,Hampton,Mansfield,Pomfret,and Woodstock composing the Connecticut's 50th House of Representatives district of the Connecticut General Assembly. Boyd is currently the House Chairman of the Public Safety &Security Committee.
Edward Charles Goodwin is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican,he is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 1st district.
Claire A. Celsi is a member of the Iowa Senate,representing Senate District 21 in Central Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party,Celsi has served as senator since 2019. She owns a marketing and public relations firm,The Public Relations Project,incorporated in 2009.
