1. Brooke Leslie Rollins was born on April 10,1972 and is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 33rd United States secretary of agriculture since 2025.
18 Facts About Brooke Rollins
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From 2003 to 2018, Brooke Rollins led the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank.
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Brooke Rollins was director of the Office of American Innovation from 2018 until 2020 and the acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council during Donald Trump's first presidency.
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In between President Donald Trump's first and second administrations, Brooke Rollins co-founded the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank established to promote an America First policy agenda.
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Brooke Rollins's mother Helen Kerwin is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, a position to which she was elected in 2024.
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Brooke Rollins earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law, graduating with honors.
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Brooke Rollins previously served as deputy general counsel, ethics advisor, and policy director to Texas governor Rick Perry.
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Brooke Rollins was the president and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank, from 2003 through 2018.
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In February 2018, it was reported that Brooke Rollins would replace Reed Cordish, who served as an assistant for intergovernmental and technology initiatives, within the Office of American Innovation.
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Brooke Rollins subsequently joined the administration as the director of the Office of American Innovation and on September 6,2018, became the assistant to the president for strategic initiatives.
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Brooke Rollins was influential in encouraging the passage of the First Step Act, legislation that reforms the nation's prison system and seeks to reduce recidivism.
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In May 2020, President Trump named Brooke Rollins acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council.
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Brooke Rollins was the president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, founded in 2021 to plan and promote Trump's public policy agenda, as well as file election lawsuits in battleground states.
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Brooke Rollins is a leader of the Save America Coalition, launched in 2021 to oppose Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion economic proposal.
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On November 23,2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brooke Rollins to serve as US Secretary of Agriculture.
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Brooke Rollins is the second woman to hold the position, after Ann Veneman.
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Brooke Rollins appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture on January 23,2025.
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On February 13,2025, Brooke Rollins was sworn into office as the 33rd US Secretary of Agriculture by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.