Troy Edgar | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2025 | |
9th United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
Assumed office March 8, 2025 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Secretary | Kristi Noem |
Preceded by | Benjamine Huffman (acting) |
Chief Financial Officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security | |
In office May 12,2020 –January 20,2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Succeeded by | Jeff Rezmovic |
Mayor of Los Alamitos,California | |
In office March 19,2018 –March 27,2019 | |
Preceded by | Shelley Hasselbrink |
Succeeded by | Warren Kusumoto |
In office May 9,2012 –October 6,2014 | |
Preceded by | Marilynn Poe |
Succeeded by | Gerri L. Graham-Mejia |
In office March 2,2009 –June 9,2010 | |
Preceded by | Dean Grose |
Succeeded by | Marilynn Poe |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966or1967(age 58–59) [1] Los Alamitos,California,U.S. |
Spouse | Betty Edgar |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Southern California |
Website | www |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1984–1988 |
Troy D. Edgar (born 1966 or 1967) is an American politician,business executive,security official,and Navy veteran who has served as the ninth United States deputy secretary of homeland security since 2025. [2]
Edgar is from Los Alamitos,California. [3] He served in the United States Navy and received bachelor's and master's degrees in business from the University of Southern California. [3] Edgar owns Global Conductor Construction Corp. and Global Conductor Inc. [1]
Edgar was elected to the city council of Los Alamitos in 2006. [3] During his 12 year tenure on the council he was elected mayor of the city three times in 2009,2012 and 2018. [3] [4] He also served as chair of the Orange County Sanitation District for two years. [1] It was under Edgar's final tenure as mayor that Los Alamitos established a city ordinance opposed to California's 2017 SB-54 law. [1] Edgar appeared on national media to speak out against it and was invited to the White House on several occasions. [1]
In March 2019,Edgar was nominated as Chief Financial Officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security. [5]
On March 8,2025,Edgar was sworn in as the ninth United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security by Secretary Kristi Noem. [6]
Edgar,his wife Betty and three sons live in Los Alamitos. [3] He hosts a podcast called Ameritocracy. [7]