Tom Vilsack
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| 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
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In office January 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy |
Kathleen Merrigan Krysta Harden Michael Scuse (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Ed Schafer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Scuse (Acting) |
| 40th Governor of Iowa | |
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In office January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007 |
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| Lieutenant | Sally Pederson |
| Preceded by | Terry Branstad |
| Succeeded by | Chet Culver |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 49th district |
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In office January 11, 1993 – January 11, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Hester |
| Succeeded by | Mark Shearer |
| Mayor of Mount Pleasant | |
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In office 1987–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Edward King |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Hill |
| Personal details | |
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December 13, 1950 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Christie Bell (1973–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Hamilton College (BA) Albany Law School (JD) |
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Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack (/ˈvɪlsæk/; born December 13, 1950) is an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 until 2017. A member of the Iowa Democratic Party, Vilsack served as the 40th Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.
On November 30, 2006, he formally launched his candidacy for nomination for President of the United States by the Democratic Party in the 2008 election, but ended his bid on February 23, 2007.
Barack Obama announced Vilsack's selection to be Secretary of Agriculture on December 17, 2008. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on January 20, 2009. Until his January 13, 2017 resignation one week prior to the end of Obama's second term as president, he had been the only current member of the U.S. Cabinet who had served since Obama took office. Thus Vilsack's departure left no members of Obama's Cabinet who were serving when Obama took office.
On July 19, 2016, the Washington Post reported that Vilsack was on Hillary Clinton's two-person shortlist to be her running mate for that year's presidential election. Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was ultimately selected.
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