By United States Department of Agriculture
The National Pork Producers Council joined more than 200 agricultural organizations in urging Senate lawmakers to approve the nomination of Stephen Vaden to be the deputy secretary of Agriculture. He served as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the first Trump administration, serving from 2017 to 2020.
A native of Tennessee, Vaden grew up working with his father on the family’s diversified row crop farm. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from Yale. Currently, he is a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Vaden first must be approved by the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee before moving onto the Senate for a confirmation vote.
NPPC’s take: NPPC has worked closely with Vaden, as he was instrumental in the development of the pork industry’s strategy to argue Prop. 12 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
“As representatives of farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, and conservationists,” the groups wrote, “we believe that Judge Vaden’s extensive experience and deep-rooted commitment to American agriculture make him exceptionally well-qualified to serve in this critical leadership role at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
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