Brooke Rollins — the American lawyer and government official who has served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture since January 2025 — was born on this day — February 24, 1972 — in Glen Rose, Texas.

She is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Development, and the University of Texas School of Law, where she earned a Juris Doctor.

Prior to her appointment to the Cabinet, Rollins served as the president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute. During the first Trump administration, she served as the acting director of the Domestic Policy Council. Earlier in her career, she was the president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and served as a policy advisor to Governor Rick Perry.

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