Governor Thomas Vilsack

Browse > Home / BREAKING NEWS , Politics , U.S.A. Government / Obama Selects Former Governor Tom Vilsack To Head Department of Agriculture December 17, 2008 CHICAGO (RushPRnews)12/17/08 -U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has introduced his nominees for agriculture and interior secretaries Wednesday during a press conference in Chicago. Mr. Obama has selected former Governor Tom Vilsack of the midwestern state of Iowa to head the Department of Agriculture, which manages support for farmers and food safety. Vilsack briefly ran for the 2008 Democratic presidential party nomination but dropped out before the primary season began. He is a strong advocate for developing alternative energy sources, ... Read Full Story

President-elect Barack Obama’s appointments of Tom Vilsack, Lisa Jackson and Ken Salazar are being hailed in some quarters as a “ Green Dream Team “. Some environmentalists, however, are seeing the end of a love affair that began with Obama’s pre-election promises and conclude with a selection of individuals whose environmental record is somewhat questionable.   Take, for example, former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, the future agriculture secretary. Supporters say he knows production agriculture , and has a handle on the changes needed to insure its future profitability. Opponents see this as a boost to giant agribusiness firms like Monsanto, and some … Read Full Story

Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor, abandoned his bid for the presidency after struggling against better-known, better-financed rivals. Obama and Clinton have too much momentum (in popularity and financial support) for Vilsack to rise above the din. ``It is money and only money that is the reason we are leaving today,'' Vilsack told reporters at a news conference. But I don't agree... it isn't only money. Money doesn't always lead, sometimes it follows. Obama wasn't a bank-rolled candidate in this race until he gained grassroots support and started to look like a viable winner. The big money donors are putting their money into ... Read Full Story

We'd asked the Land Stewardship Project for its reaction to President-elect Obama's nomination of former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack to head the Department of Agriculture. we just received this statement focused on several policy shifts: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn---The Land Stewardship Project congratulates former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack on his selection by President-elect Barack Obama as his nominee for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. We look forward to working with the Secretary once he is approved by the Senate and begins to implement the farm and rural platform of President-elect Obama. Food and agriculture policy is in need of real reform and new direction. The 2,900 member ... Read Full Story

Preseident-elect Barak Obama’s choice for Secretary of Agriculture is Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack says Associated Press. Obama will announce the nomination on Wednesday. He aslo intends to announce his nomination of Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as interior secretary. Vilsack also ran for president but his campaign ended when Obama’s began. He dropped out before the primaries began because of his inability to raise funds. After Obama defeated Clinton in the prmiaries, Vilsack endorsed him. He was first elected as governor of Iowa in 1998. He has a reputation as a political centrist. He raised Iowa’s conciousness for atlernative energy, balanced the state’s budget ... Read Full Story