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MICHAEL MARTZ
Richmond Times-Dispatch
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Jewel Hairston Bronaugh, Virginiaâs commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, to serve as deputy secretary of agriculture in his administration.
Bronaugh, a former agriculture dean at Virginia State University, would become the first African American to serve in the position. Her appointment could help Biden overcome public reservations Black farmers expressed over his appointment of Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary, the same role the former Iowa governor held for two terms under President Barack Obama.
Gov. Ralph Northam, who appointed Bronaugh as state agriculture commissioner in May 2018, said she has been âa true leader â promoting the agencyâs core missioner while taking on new challenges, including our COVID-19 pandemic response and farmer mental health, focusing economic development to improve food access in underserved communities, and engaging youth in
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is complaining about the need for new leadership in the Democratic Party and says the current aging House leaders aren’t preparing young people to succeed them. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disagrees.