Todd Haymore
| Todd Haymore | |
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| 17th Virginia Secretary of Commerce | |
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Assumed office September 12, 2016 |
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| Governor | Terry McAuliffe |
| Preceded by | Maurice Jones |
| 2nd Virginia Secretary of Agriculture | |
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In office January 16, 2010 – September 12, 2016 |
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| Governor |
Bob McDonnell Terry McAuliffe |
| Preceded by | Robert Bloxom |
| Succeeded by | Basil Gooden |
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| Born |
Todd Patterson Haymore June 5, 1969 Danville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Cary Lewis |
| Residence | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
University of Richmond (B.A.) Virginia Commonwealth University (M.B.A.) |
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Todd Patterson Haymore (born June 5, 1969) is the current Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade. He previously served as the Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry under Governors Bob McDonnell and Terry McAuliffe.
Todd Haymore was appointed Secretary of Commerce and Trade by Governor Terry McAuliffe in September 2016 after previously serving as Governor McAuliffe's Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade oversees the economic, community, and workforce development of the Commonwealth, and each of the thirteen Commerce and Trade agencies actively contributes to Virginia's economic health and high quality of life. The primary role of the secretariat is to work with the Governor, other Cabinet members, the General Assembly, private sector interests, and other key stakeholders to ensure that Virginia is utilizing its unique assets to solidify its position as the preeminent place to live, work and conduct business.
Governor McAuliffe re-appointed Todd in 2014 to serve as Virginia’s Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry. Todd became Virginia’s second Agriculture & Forestry Secretary in 2010 when then-Governor Bob McDonnell appointed him to the post. Prior to being named Secretary, Todd served in a number of leadership posts in the private and public sectors, including: Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (VDACS) under then-Governor Tim Kaine; an executive at both Universal Leaf Tobacco Corporation and DIMON, Inc., two of the world’s largest leaf tobacco dealers; and legislative assistant and communications director to former U.S. Rep. L.F Payne (VA-5th). Todd began his professional career as a legislative intern to former Virginia State Senator Onico Barker.
During the his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Todd worked closely with Governors, legislators, and key stakeholders on a number of legislative and budgetary initiatives to integrate fully agriculture and forestry into Virginia's overall economic development and jobs creation platform and to better enhance the standing of the two industries in the Commonwealth, across the country, and around the world.
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