When Joe Biden becomes the President, he reportedly wants Tom Vilsack to return to the USDA. A Biden transition team member told NPR and other media Biden plans to nominate President Obama’s Ag Secretary for his own administration.
North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp was being considered but drew criticism from progressives and more than 100 groups. Others in the Democratic party pushed for Representative Marcia Fudge so she could turn the focus of USDA more towards food programs and climate change.
