| Troy Edgar | |
|---|---|
|   Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 9th United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| Assumed office March 8, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump | 
| Secretary | Kristi Noem | 
| Preceded by | John Tien | 
| 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 (BS,MBA) [2] | 
| 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. [3]
Edgar is from Los Alamitos,California. [4] He served in the United States Navy and received bachelor's and master's degrees in business from the University of Southern California. [4] Edgar owns Global Conductor Construction Corp. and Global Conductor Inc. [1]
Edgar was elected to the city council of Los Alamitos in 2006. [4] During his 12 year tenure on the council he was elected mayor of the city three times in 2009,2012 and 2018. [4] [5] 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. [6]
On March 8,2025,Edgar was sworn in as the ninth United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security by Secretary Kristi Noem. [7]
Edgar,his wife Betty and three sons live in Los Alamitos. [4] He hosts a podcast called Ameritocracy. [8]